Canadian seal hunt begins amid protests [ 2006-03-27 14:35 ]
Two sealing boats push their way through pans of ice in search of seals
during the annual Canadian seal hunt in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada March
25, 2006. Canadian hunters started shooting and clubbing harp seal pups on
Saturday at the start of an annual hunt that is the focus of a tech-savvy
protest by animal rights groups. This year, 325,000 young seals will be killed
on the ice floes off the East Coast where the animals gather. (Reuters)
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