i know its sad when you see this happening but it is controlled and at times not allowed heres some stats on this seal hunt
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Harp [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]Seal[/COLOR]
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Due to the
controversy over the annual
Canadian [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]Seal [COLOR=blue !important]Hunt[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR], Kidzworld is looking at why this
hunt takes place and what other animals around the world are killed in the name of
population control?
Population Control: Harp Seals
The
Canadian Seal Hunt happens every year for approximately two months, from late March until the first or second week of April. During this time, around 300,000 harp
seals are killed. Some supporters say that the seal hunt is to control the
seal population, which they say is “healthy and abundant” at about 5.6 million animals.. Back in the
'70s, the
[COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]harp [COLOR=blue !important]seal[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] population dropped dramatically so the government stopped the hunt. However, it was re-introduced in the
1990s when the seal population grew again.
The pups killed are usually less than three months old and have just
started to molt (which is when they shed their white baby fur and grow their adult coats). The seals are either shot or hit repeatedly on the head with a club called a hakapik – which the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada says veterinarians have found to be humane – until they die. Once killed, the pups are skinned and their
furs are sold to other countries. There are reports that seals are
sometimes skinned alive, but the Department of Fisheries and Oceans
regulates hunting practices and says skinning seals alive is not tolerated. Another
misconception is that newborn seals, or whitecoats, are killed in the hunt, but the Canadian government
banned the killing of whitecoats in 1987.
Read more:
Animal Population Control | Hunting | Endangered Species | Canadian Seal Hunt | Gray Wolf | Coyote - Page 1 http://www.kidzworld.com/article/6598-animal-cruelty-or-population-control#ixzz1JWyjYeji[/COLOR]
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