There has been something going on for the past century called Canada's great seal hunt. This is a hunt that Kills harp seal pups every year. Some argue that they are inhumanely killed and this seal hunt should come to an end. I think harp seals should be protected in Canada because they are inhumanely killed, they are endangered in that area, and their importance to the world.
Harp seal have been known to be the victims of Canada's great seal hunt. This is a hunt powered and paid by the Canadian government where poachers kill baby harp seals. They kill the seal by whacking it with a club multiple times to stun them, collecting them, then skinning them. I feel that this is inhumane because of how slowly they are killed. 10 out of the ten students I surveyed said that Canada should stop this practice. According to a harp seals life 101 it says that there is a 25 percent chance the seals are skinned alive. I feel that this just gives the seal to much pain. These are only baby seals so this is going to lower their numbers. The hunters also throw the body's away without using any of it. This is very wasteful and doesn't give them much reason to kill them. As this may provide Canada money this shows This shows that they need to change…show more content… 500,000 seals get killed during the seal hunt each year. That's about 1370 daily. It is the largest mass killing of animals in the world. I think that this is too much and will lead to extinction in this region. There is only about 1.5 million harp seals left in Canada. This means that in 3 years there will be no more harp seals in Canada. I think that this is too much and will destroy Canada's ecosystem. Canada is the second largest breeding home which means this will be devastating to their species. I think maybe Canada should take a break from this and let the seals recover. This shows that the great seal hunt cannot
