Are you a vegetarian, Lonesome EJ? If not, you are being incredibly hypocritical with your attitude. The seal hunt, because of the scrutiny it receives from the media and animal rights protesters, is a hell of a lot more humane than the raising and processing of animals for food in the US.

I'm a vegetarian myself (more than 37 years), but I'm not going to condemn the seal hunt any more than I will the practice of eating meat.    My father-in-law is going out for the hunt in a few days. He'll be doing it because he enjoys eating seal meat. Unless you have sworn off eating any kind of meat that you like because of the inhumane methods of raising and slaughtering them, you're really not in a position to criticize those who hunt and eat seals.