Essay On Seal Hunting

It is not a very common fact that 98% of seals are actually killed properly instead of being skinned. It is has been a heated debate discussion about should seals be hunted. Many people are against Canadian seal hunting for many reasons. In my opinion, I believe that because seals have a value in Canadian economy, they should be hunted with more restrictions; such as baby seals can be hunted when they reach 2 years of age etc. The top 3 reasons of why they should be hunted are as follows. One, many industries are inhumane such as meat and beef; the industries kill those animals while minimizing the cost at the animal’s expense. Those industries still exist because they are needed and so is seal hunting. Two, seal hunting has economic and cultural …show more content…
The seal hunt has economic and cultural importance. According to the federal government, the worth of the seal hunt in 2005 went well over $16.5 million. This number represents a vast income source for the seal hunters in Canada who are facing unemployment especially in the Atlantic region. Unfortunately, the number decreased majorly because of countries banning seal products. Seal products include leather, seal meat, and seal oil. While any think that the seal hunt is cruel, it’s also cruel to all the unemployed seal hunters to pull the plug on the seal hunt. Thousands of people will lose their jobs and have almost no source of income for themselves and families if the seal hunt is completely stopped. The 2014 seal hunting quota proves how important the seal hunt is to Canada. The quota is 400,000 seals for each hunter. The seal hunt also has great cultural importance. It is an important source of food and income for coastal and Inuit communities. It’s also very cruel to strip the coastal communities of their source of income, food, and recreational activities. Inuit and coastal communities survive on seal meat just like urban communities survive on beef and chicken killed and processed in other parts of the