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24 kwi 2023 · As the effects of climate change threaten harp seals, HSI and tens of thousands of supporters delivered a message to the Canadian government demanding the 2023 commercial seal slaughter be shut down to protect the harp seal population.
- About the Canadian seal hunt - The Humane Society of the United States
Canada's annual commercial seal hunt is the largest...
- About the Canadian seal hunt - The Humane Society of the United States
Canada's annual commercial seal hunt is the largest slaughter of marine mammals on the planet. Facing harsh criticism the world over because of the hunt's cruelty and unsustainability, the Canadian government and fishing industry have spread much misinformation. Here are the basic facts about the hunt. 1. Which seals are targeted by Canada's ...
3 kwi 2018 · A persistent image in anti-seal hunt videos is of a sealer running across an ice floe to repeatedly club a prone seal with a hakapik.
5 kwi 2017 · Canada allowed 400,000 harp seals—just days older than this one—to be hunted commercially in 2016, but with demand for seal products declining, only 66,000 were taken. Photograph by...
16 mar 2023 · It’s unfathomable to even imagine, but hunters kill harp seals with clubs, guns, or hakapiks (which resemble pickaxes). They are usually defenseless pups less than three months old. Because of climate change, it’s even more precarious for a pup to reach that age.
The 2022 Canadian commercial seal hunt has officially been declared open beginning April 8th with an expected allowable catch of 400,000 harp seals.
24 sie 2018 · Brutal images of hunters clubbing of baby seals is a far cry from what a regular seal hunting experience looks like for members of Arnaquq-Barli's northern community.
