The 2004 Seal 'Hunt' Report
March 24, 2004, marked opening day of the annual Canadian Seal Hunt for the 2004 season. (Gulf region).
The quota for the year had been set at an incredible 350,000 animals, the 2nd
part of a 3 year plan of extermination: a total allowable "catch" of
975,000 seals- the highest total in over 50 years of its bloody history.
April 12, 2004, marked opening day on the Newfoundland Front...
And just 2 days later, more than 145,000 seals had been killed.
And so it appears the 2004 season was a boon for the sealing industry.
The "exact" number of seals ultimately killed totalled 365,971 - more than 15,000
animals over the established quota of 350,000. 95% of them were under just 3
months of age.This doesn't include the "struck and lost" seals though.
Another
efficient slaughter of the innocents. And we at Harpseals.org are saddened to
the very bottom of our souls...
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