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Reasons for killing seals

Some of the reasons for killing seals are: Meat Fur Fat and oil For culling the population

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Green peace

Green Peace had a lot of success with putting a stop to Whaling activities in North America. However when it came to seals they ended up in conflict with one of their own Paul Watson because his methods and ideas … Continue reading

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History of seal hunting

First Nations and people of European heritage have hunted seals for hundreds of years. Both groups use the meat and both groups make money off of it.  Supporters of this practice say that t First Nations and Euro-Canadians should be … Continue reading

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Killing seals

The hunt is Canada is tightly regulated and sealers can loosing their license and face charges for breaking the laws. The vast majority of seals are shot not killed with the hakipik. It is illegal to skin a seal alive, … Continue reading

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Seal population

The Harp seal population off the coast of Newfoundland is around 5.4-5.5 million animals. Even after a hundred years of being commercial hunted , the population is still high.  Some people are concerned that, if the seal hunt ends the … Continue reading

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Commercial seal hunts

British Columbia also had a commercial seal hunt that ended just before Animal rights groups found out about the Atlantic Canada hunt. Around that time when the BC hunt ended there were so many seals they started culling them. Just … Continue reading

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Seal hunting laws

In Canada a seal cannot be hunted until it is independent from it’s mother. While young seals can be hunted the hunting of white coat baby harp seals was outlawed in 1987.  Try to check  the age at which most … Continue reading

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