It's hard to understand how someone could club or shoot a baby seal. It makes even less sense when you look at the facts of the slaughter. Our infographic on Canada's folly puts it all in perspective.
A federal buyout of the commercial sealing industry would compensate fishermen for lost income as the seal hunt is closed, and put public money into developing economic alternatives in the communities involved. Economists suggest such a plan would cost Canada less than the subsidies needed to continue the commercial sealing industry. Global markets for seal products are closing fast, and a 2010 poll shows sealers broadly support a federal buyout of the sealing industry.
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HSI/Canada condemned the irresponsible 2013 seal hunt quota set by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, which allowed for the slaughter of 408,200 harp and hooded seals.
