subject: Seal Hunting Is A Very Cruel Act. [print this page] Now this sealing or seal hunting takes place in five countries. Canada, Namibia, Greenland, Norway as well as Russia are the five countries that sealing takes place. Read more Arbejdsmiljoe IT
Out of these five countries Canada is the country which does the largest part of the worlds seal hunting. Norway is Canadas largest seal market.
The seal is a very innocent looking and truly an innocent animal. People hit these animals on the head with clubs and it is such an ruthless act. Seals have large, sorrowful eyes. While these creatures look at a person with these depressing eyes, only a very hard, cruel heart will permit to kill it in this manner.
The variety of seals known as Harp seals, lessened to about 2 million in the 1970s. This caused stronger regulations to be impelled. After these regulations were imposed the population of harp seals in the Northwest Atlantic augmented steadily.
By the 1990s the 2 million populations had ascend to 5.9 million. In 2007 the Canadian section of Fisheries and oceans set a Total allowable catch which was 270,000 per year. Read more Rundrejser med dansk rejseleder New Zealand
The leading seal hunt is the Canadian harp seal hunt.
Young hooded seals, which are also called as blue backs at the age of 12-14 days. At this age the seal pups are called ragged-jacket, since the seal pups start to molt their fur at this age.
These seals are hunted to a great level for commercial purposes.
In 2009, Russia forbid the hunting of harp seals less than one year old. But yet this is far from putting an stop to the cruelty. Seal hunting has been done in Canada for at least 4000 years. It was a custom for a feast to be held when an inuit boy killed his first seal. The seals meat is an imperative source of fat, protein, vitamins and iron. The inuit peoples diet included fish, whale and seal usually.
In 2006 the European commissions called for a ban on the import, export and sale of all harp and hooded seal products.
Aboriginal people used seal skins to produce water proof jackets and boots. Seal fur is used to make fur coats. Read more Coach uddannelse Kolding
November 15th to May 15th is the season for the trade hunt of harp seal in Canada.
Two methods are used to carnage seals. One way is by shooting the animals. The other is by striking the animals on the skull with a spiked club known as a hakapik.
