Why do Canadian Inuit leaders support the commercial seal hunt?
The only reason that makes sense is that they are doing it at the behest of the government of Canada. If harp seals represented a real value to them they would logically be opposed to the excessive slaughter of 325,000 harp seals which translates into less seals returning to the Arctic regions to be hunted. It makes sense if the harp seal has no value and the NAMMC report states that the harp seals are only used for dog food. The Inuit may also view the harp seal as competition for the more valued ringed and bearded seals. The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has a public relations policy of linking the commercial seal hunt on the East Coast of Canada with aboriginal communities in the Arctic regions of Canada. This is done purposely and fraudulently to motivate sympathy from the general public for the commercial seal hunt. It must be remembered that Native communities and fur companies like the Hudson Bay Company have been in partnership for hundreds of years. Togethe
