Hakapik Pictures

Seal hunters use a hakapik, a club used for killing seals, to kill a seal near their boat in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence March 31, 2008 near Charlottetown, Canada. Canada's seal hunt started Friday and the government has said this year 275,000 harp seals can be harvested. Many animal protection organizations have condemned the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans following its announcement of the 2008 commercial seal hunt quota . (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America)