Quoting
"White coats or no white coats, the only reason this issue is even seen as an issue is because the baby seals are cute and fuzzy. Fish are harvested using nets that grab them by their gills and haul them out of the water into an environment where they can no longer breathe. Gasping for breath they are then gutted using long sharp knives while they are still wriggling with the last bit of life they will enjoy before their innards spill out onto the fisher’s table. This practice is far from humane, and yet I’ve never heard of anyone protesting it."
Cuteness factor hides behind seal hunt protests
Quoting
"White coats or no white coats, the only reason this issue is even seen as an issue is because the baby seals are cute and fuzzy. Fish are harvested using nets that grab them by their gills and haul them out of the water into an environment where they can no longer breathe. Gasping for breath they are then gutted using long sharp knives while they are still wriggling with the last bit of life they will enjoy before their innards spill out onto the fisher’s table. This practice is far from humane, and yet I’ve never heard of anyone protesting it."
http://www.ubyssey.bc.ca/OldWebs/2006/20060328/article.shtml?Opinion/14c.html
Author — Mr. John Kendler
Political Science 4