It's not reasonable to expect people to completely give up meat--though some obviously have. My understanding is that the main reason for killing the seals is that their fur looks good on certain people--and they are willing to pay to do that. If there is any other reason, we should hear it. And it seems that those people who wear that seal fur could rather easily wear something else---it is not analogous to giving up meat.

If this is so, LEJ's question should be also addressed--is there no other occupation available to Newfoundlanders which would bring comparable income?