Here, something to read before bedtime
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."
Source: http://www.thesealfishery.com/files/IVWGReportAug2005.pdf
Furthermore, since a few have point In 1978, marine ecologist Jacques Cousteau criticized the focus on the seal hunt, arguing it is entirely emotional: "We have to be logical. We have to aim our activity first to the endangered species. Those who are moved by the plight of the harp seal could also be moved by the plight of the pig – the way they are slaughtered is horrible."
Source: https://books.google.no/books?id=g1l6pF0teV0C&pg=PA47&redir_esc=y&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false
All Norwegian sealing vessels are required to carry a qualified veterinary inspector on board.[99] Norwegian sealers are required to pass a shooting test each year before the season starts, using the same weapon and ammunition as they would on the ice. Likewise, they have to pass a hakapik test.[100]
Adult seals more than one year old must be shot in the head with expanding bullets, and cannot be clubbed to death.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_hunting
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