Namibia's seal hunting season begins amid war of words

Namibia’s annual seal hunting season started this week, over the protests of animal rights activists who say the practice is cruel.

Namibia's seal hunting season begins amid war of words

Namibia’s annual seal hunting season started this week, over the protests of animal rights activists who say the practice is cruel.

The government accused the activists of “deliberately distorting information,” and said controlling the seal population was important for both the fishing industry and to the people who worked in jobs created by the hunt.

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