The thing about sealing in Canada is that the majority of it takes place off an eastern island province called Newfoundland. I am from this island and have experienced the seal hunt first hand. Here is some fact's about sealing for you, most seals aren't clubbed, they are shot. White coats (or seal pups) aren't killed anymoore. Another thing that makes sealing look bad is the fact that it takes place on white ice, thus making the hunt look a lot more brutal than it actually is.

But I digress, my main point about this whole topic is that the seal hunt on average, before GreenPeace and PETA had their involvment, would generate anywhere from $10,000-$30,000 of cold hard cash to any man that went sealing. In a generally poor area such as Newfoundland this usually was the difference between poverty or having some food on the table and presents under the tree come Christmas time. Ok I've rambled on more than I wanted to but this is my final statement about animals and their protection - as much as I love animals and do not wish to see them harmed or brutally beaten, but to put the life of an animal over the life of a person and their family's well being is just madness.