My 2 cents:
As far as I understand it, Canada has the largest seal hunt in the world and with that, it is also the most controlled and observed. Researchers catalogue the seal population every year to determine their numbers, and set the cull limit accordingly. This is all done with a strong scientific backing. The hunt is carried out during a set time interval, and almost all carried out by firearms. There is also a ban on baby seals up to a certain age.
Unfortunately, Canada gets a bad rap since seals are cute and it's emotions that are realistically driving this ban. There is a great deal of misinformation about clubbing (which is really rarely used anymore) and organizations like the sea shepards and Peta are very selective with their message. If they went to look at the other side of the story, like the inuit villages, or those that make their living on the hunt, mroe people would realize that it is not as cruel as the activist make it up to be. Sadly, this whole thing is being driven by sentiment and the Canadian government must really get the proper messaging out to the world
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