Whitecoats, which are newborns, aren't killed for their fur, anymore, but anti-sealers ignore that because the pictures make such great inflammatory propaganda.
CBC News - Canada - FAQs: The Atlantic seal hunt
Also, since we're throwing 'facts' around:
"In 2005, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) commissioned the Independent Veterinarians Working Group Report. With reference to video evidence, the report states: "Perception of the seal hunt seems to be based largely on emotion, and on visual images that are often difficult even for experienced observers to interpret with certainty. While a hakapik strike on the skull of a seal appears brutal, it is humane if it achieves rapid, irreversible loss of consciousness leading to death.""
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