Killing of Seals to Begin in Namibia

Thousands of seals will be clubbed to death along Namibia’s Atlantic coast next week--their genitals will be sold for sex potions in Asia, their pelts will be sold to European furriers and their bones will be crushed for fertilizer.

Despite protests by animal rights campaigners, the Namibian government said this week it has given the go-ahead for the annual cull of more than 19,000 seals, of which about 13,200 are pups. The Namibian seal colonies are among the largest in the world.