With an even smaller market than last year, Canada increased kill quota of seals by 20%, 468,200 total.
400,000 harp seals, 60,000 grey seals, 8,200 hooded seals, and possibly another 73,000 that are "experimental".
Though the official hunting season date begins November 15th, Cananda’s government, who periodically blame over-population as an excuse to kill seals, waits until pups are born in the spring. This clearly proves it was never for population control.
There was no formal announcement this year. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans simply updated their website. We believe this is to avoid the necessity of fielding questions about such an outrageous number, which is high, even when there used to be a demand for pelts. Canada will be electing new Members of Parliament in early May.
FriendsForSeals.Org urges citizens of Canada to contact their Members of Parliament now, and tell them they will not vote for any politician who is in support of the seal hunt.
