Terrible price of Fashion

Canada opens the annual hunting season for seals, despite a wave of protests held around the world. Animal rights activists outraged by brutal murder of these animals, skin and fur is used in the fashion industry. Life for the collar on the neck fashionista - whether the game worth the candle (Warning: Some photos with the release contain scenes of cruelty and violence.)     1. Hunter beats the harp seal (harp seal) in the first day of the season the Canadian seal hunt in 2010, April 8, off the coast of Newfoundland. Hunting seals is a lot of controversy. Animal rights activists believe that it is unnecessarily cruel, poorly monitored and does not bring any benefits. Hunters and Canadian authorities say that the hunt can provide isolated from the world community. (Stewart Cook / International Fund For Animal Welfare) (Stewart Cook / International Fund For Animal Welfare)       2. The corpse of harp seal pup lies on the shore of St. Lawrence. Poor ice conditions led to an increase in mortality of seals in this year. Canada signed the permit for the killing of 330 000 harp seal in 2010, 50 000 more than last year. However, poor ice conditions and weak demand for seal pelts is likely to lead to the fact that production this year will be poorer than usual. (Stewart Cook / IFAW) (Stewart Cook / IFAW)       3. Drifting ice - a perfect place for growing offspring. But this season, an adult harp seal increasingly have to swim farther north to find a good ice . (Stewart Cook / IFAW) (Stewart Cook / IFAW)         4.Since 1987, hunters are not allowed to kill young pups that have not yet oblinyali that usually occurs in the period from 10 to 21 days. Canada estimates the total number of harp seals in 7 million. In the 1970's there were about 1.8 million. (Paul Darrow / Reuters) (Paul Darrow / Reuters)         5.The annual seal hunt season, which would meet Canada, causing a wave of protests around the world, including this one, which was held March 15 in Barcelona. animal rights activists smeared with paint and lay down in front of the Chamber of Commerce of Canada, depicting the dead seals. (Manu Fernandez / AP) (Manu Fernandez / AP)         6. Corpses filled ice harp seal during a commercial hunt in 2009. Canada believes that the profit from such a hunt gets about 6000 people. (Andrew Vaughan / Associated Press) (Andrew Vaughan / Associated Press)       7.The hunters gather seal pelts in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during the hunting season 2009. Typically, the skins of seals used in the fashion industry in Norway, Russia, and recently also in China. Last year, the average price of a pelt was $ 14, whereas in 2007 they were estimated at $ 52 apiece. (Andrew Vaughan / The Canadian Press) (Andrew Vaughan / The Canadian Press)       8. Canada is struggling to support the industry seal hunt for commercial purposes. Recently, this country has sponsored booth at the International Exhibition of fur and leather in Beijing. "Our government has united all forces to support the thousands of hunters, whose lives depend on the sale of seal skins" - not hesitating, said Minister of Fisheries of Canada Gail Shea. (Andy Wong / AP) (Andy Wong / AP)       9. Seal hunting is supported by many Canadian legislators. They often go to a restaurant on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, where all week in the menu only seal meat - in support of the sealers. The EU, in turn, banned the import and export of any goods associated with the seals, including meat, skin, organs and seal fat, which is used in the manufacture of some medicines. (Fred Chartrand / The Canadian Press via AP) (Fred Chartrand / The Canadian Press via AP)