The Canadian Government had opened the seal haunting season, allowing hunters to kill up to 275,000 young harp seals on the ice floes off Eastern Canada, 5000 more than 2007 despite their earlier promises of reducing this number.
Once more a gallery from Reuters perfectly describes what's happening:
Stop Seal Hunting
SEALS: Animal rights activists painted themselves with fake blood during a protest against seal hunting near the Canadian embassy in Vienna.
