Animal rights activists observing the hunt Friday insisted that at least some sealers didn't abide by a new regulation designed to make the hunt more humane.
Sealers are to follow a three-step process in killing a seal: striking or shooting the animal, then checking the eye-blink reflex or skull palpitations for signs of life, followed by bleeding the animal by severing arteries under the flippers.
"This new requirement of bleeding out is not being done," said Sheryl Fink of the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
"One guy clubbed a seal and it escaped into the water, injured. ... It's the same as always. The hunters are rushing. They're not taking time. It's horrible out there."
To get the full impact of this hunt you should watch this recent video.
