Ah, screw the thread drift....

Maimed and left to die slowly? Skinned alive?

Well, gee, I guess I can only talk common sense regarding those statements.

Why would anyone waste their time being so inefficient? Time is money. Sealers ain't stunned. Whoever said that must be.

Why would anyone try to skin a live animal? Even Mrs. Saint Paul knows the little suckers bite if you are cruel to them. She's got first hand experience.