Canada Seal Hunt Update - Let's Hope It's Cancelled!
March 22, 2007 @ 08:17 AM (EST)
Source: Iht.com
Canadian officials remained uncertain Wednesday if the controversial annual seal hunt can take place this year in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, citing higher-than-normal mortality rates of seal pups and poor ice conditions
Fishermen sell seal pelts mostly for the fashion industry in Norway, Russia and China, as well as blubber for oil, earning about US$78 (58) per seal...
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