Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:23 pm
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Anderson said baby seals are bludgeoned in front of their mothers before they have their first swim. But Shea said the killing of baby seals hasn't been practiced in Canada since the early '80s. Activists focus on it because of its emotional appeal, Shea said.
"They still use the pictures of white seal pups, which are very cute, and of course they're bleeding red blood on white ice," she said. "It's all very dramatic, but it doesn't happen."