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Originally Posted by silent_jay
The protesters were arrested for breaking the law, not protesting, does the government not have the right to arrest them then?
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Originally Posted by James T Kirk
They are hunted purely for their pelts.
There is no market for the carcass whatsoever. The bodies of the dead baby seals are discarded into the sea. Not even the pet food manufacturers want the meat (for free).
Sealers are paid $35.00 per pelt.
Pro-sealers often make the arguement that it is no different than eating beef or pork. The fact of the matter it is different because these are wild animals, not animals raised on a farm, and the seals are not eaten, they are killed strictly for their hides at roughly age 12 days to 21 days.
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