Recent photos and videos show that a trail of blood was left behind a fishermen's boat that was on its annual seal hunt in the Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland.
The horrific footage show the last moments of a baby seal's life before it is bludgeoned to death and skinned for its fur.
Shot from a helicopter by the Humane Society International/Canada (HSI), the pictures and videos show commercial fishermen turning the water and ice red as they slaughter the mammals during the biggest marine animal hunt on the planet.
"The suffering of these defenseless pups is utterly heartbreaking," Rebecca Aldworth, executive director at HSI/Canada, said. "Sealers are shooting and clubbing every baby seal they see and the ice is slick with blood. One baby seal was shot in the neck and from 1,000 feet in the air we could see her still moving as the blood poured out of her.”
"It is devastating to watch the suffering of these seal pups but we do so knowing that our evidence is shutting this industry down," she added.
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