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The Canadian harp seal hunt is a highly competitive activity. It is carried out by a large number of hunters, over an extensive area, in a short period of time, and monitored by a relatively small number of regulators.
17 mar 2022 · Government reports confirm more than 98 percent of the seals killed in the commercial seal hunt are pups less than three months old. Veterinary experts have concluded that all legal methods...
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.
With the renewed interested in hunting in Canada and increased catches in Greenland, the average annual removal from 1996-2006 was 476,000. Since 2008, reduced catches, particularly in Canada has lowered the annual total removals to approximately 200,000 Harp Seals per year.
The Canadian harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) hunt has, for several decades, raised public concerns related to animal welfare. The field conditions under which this hunt is carried out do not lend themselves easily to detailed observations and analyses of its killing practices.
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.
1 lis 2012 · In the Canadian harp seal hunt, it was found that shooting a seal in water meant a 30% risk of a poor welfare outcome compared to a 2.6% risk when the seal was shot on the ice .
