Demonstrators display signs to drivers during a PETA protest against harp seal hunting in Canada outside the Canadian consulate in Los Angeles, California March 31, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

Demonstrators stage a mock clubbing of a seal during a PETA protest against harp seal hunting in Canada outside the Canadian consulate in Los Angeles, California March 31, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

Ingrid Clarke, 25, holds a sign during a PETA protest against harp seal hunting in Canada outside the Canadian consulate in Los Angeles, California March 31, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

Demonstrators display signs to drivers during a PETA protest against harp seal hunting in Canada outside the Canadian consulate in Los Angeles, California March 31, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

Anti-sealing protesters picket against the Canadian east coast seal hunt in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia March 19, 2011. The grey seal hunt started earlier this month while the larger harp seal hunt is expected to begin in early April. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A hamburger and hot dog are left unfinished as local Inuit help themselves to seal meat and arctic char during a community event in Iqaluit, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

Canadian Minister of Defence Peter MacKay works on a hide while helping with the skinning of the animal during a community event in Iqaluit, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) 

An Inuk woman eats seal meat laid out on a table during a community event in Iqaluit, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

Canadian Minister of Defence Peter MacKay cuts off pieces of seal meat after it was skinned during a community event in Iqaluit, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) 

Inuit people Meeka (L) and Akeeshoo carve up a harp seal following a hunt in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Baffin Island in the Canadian arctic August 17 , 2009. The pair were preparing food for the upcoming winter. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Inuit people Meeka (L) and Akeeshoo carve up a harp seal following a hunt in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Baffin Island in the Canadian arctic August 17 , 2009. The pair were preparing food for the upcoming winter. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Inuit people Meeka (L) and Akeeshoo carve up a harp seal following a hunt in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Baffin Island in the Canadian arctic August 17 , 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Inuit people Meeka (L) and Akeeshoo carve up a harp seal following a hunt in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Baffin Island in the Canadian arctic August 17 , 2009. Several other hunted seal are covered with boards to protect from the afternoon sun as the pair prepare their food stock for upcoming winter. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A sealer loads a sled with harp seal pelts on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine in this file photo taken March 23, 2009. Hundreds of Newfoundland and Labrador villages that depend on seal hunting for their livelihoods are already feeling a a sharp economic pinch from a European ban on seal products that went into effect last month. To match feature CANADA-SEALERS/ REUTERS/Paul Darrow/Files (CANADA ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Hong Kong singer/actress Karen Mok lies next to a harp seal pup on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada in this photo taken March 6, 2009. The trip was part of the Humane Society of the United States protest against the annual Canadian seal hunt. Picture taken March 6, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ENTERTAINMENT ENVIRONMENT) 

Hong Kong singer/actress Karen Mok lies next to a harp seal pup on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada in this photo taken March 6, 2009. The trip was part of the Humane Society of the United States protest against the annual Canadian seal hunt. Picture taken March 6, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ENTERTAINMENT ENVIRONMENT) 

Hong Kong singer/actress Karen Mok lies next to a harp seal pup on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada in this photo taken March 6, 2009. The trip was part of the Humane Society of the United States protest against the annual Canadian seal hunt. Picture taken March 6, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ENTERTAINMENT ENVIRONMENT) 

A sealer drags a harp seal carcass onto a boat in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine March 25, 2009. The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans set the total allowable catch for this year's hunt to 280.000 seals. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) 

Sealers skin harp seal carcasses along the shoreline on Iles-de-la-Madeleine March 25, 2009. The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans set the total allowable catch for this year's hunt to 280.000 seals. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) 

Skinned harp seal carcasses and blood trails run across the ice floes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ, March 25, 2009. The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans set the total allowable catch for this year's hunt to 280.000 seals. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A carcass of a skinned harp seal lies in front of helicopters belonging to the Humane Society of the United States on the ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ, March 25, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A sealing boat makes it way to open water with a cargo of harp seal pelts in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ, March 25, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Carcasses of skinned harp seals are left on a ice floe by sealers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ, March 25, 2009. The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans set the total allowable catch for this year's hunt to 280.000 seals. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE) 

A camera crew from the Humane Society of the United States approach a skinned harp seal on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ, March 25, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) 

Carcasses harp seals that were skinned by sealers are inspected by a member of the Humane Society of the United States on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ, March 25, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A harp seal lies next to the carcass of a seal that was skinned by sealers on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ, March 25, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) 

A sealer clubs a harp seal with a hakapik on the ice floes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ, March 25, 2009. The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans set the total allowable catch for this year's hunt to 280.000 seals. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) 

A sealer loads a sled with harp seal pelts on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine March 23, 2009. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans set this year's total allowable catch at 280,000 seals. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A sealer loads a sled with harp seal pelts on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine March 23, 2009. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans set this year's total allowable catch at 280,000 seals. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Sealers unload harp seal pelts from a small boat on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine March 23, 2009. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans set this year's total allowable catch at 280,000 seals. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) 

A blood trail runs across the ice as sealers skin harp seals for their pelts in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ, March 23, 2009.The Department of Fisheries and Oceans set this year's total allowable catch to 280,000 seals. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Sealers load up a sled with harp seal pelts on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ, March 23, 2009.The Department of Fisheries and Oceans set this year's total allowable catch to 280,000 seals. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) 

Sealers load up a sled with harp seal pelts on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ, March 23, 2009.The Department of Fisheries and Oceans set this year's total allowable catch to 280,000 seals. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) 

A sealer loads up a sled with harp seal pelts on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ, March 23, 2009.The Department of Fisheries and Oceans set this year's total allowable catch to 280,000 seals. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE) 

Hong Kong singer/actress Karen Mok lies next to a harp seal pup on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada in this photo taken March 6, 2009. The trip was part of the Humane Society of the United States protest against the annual Canadian seal hunt. Picture taken March 6, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA ENTERTAINMENT ENVIRONMENT) 

A harp seal pup lies on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, March 6, 2009. The quota for the annual east coast harp seal hunt is expected to be released later this month. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

A white coat harp seal pup lies next to it's mother on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, March 6, 2009. The quota for the annual east coast harp seal hunt is expected to be released later this month. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

A harp seal pup calls out an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, March 6, 2009. The quota for the annual east coast harp seal hunt is expected to be released later this month. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

Harp seal pup lies in front of it's mother on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, March 6, 2009. The quota for the annual east coast harp seal hunt is expected to be released later this month. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

Harp seal pups lie on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, March 6, 2009. The quota for the annual east coast harp seal hunt is expected to be released later this month. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

A sealer loads up a boat with harp seal carcasses from an ice pan off the west coast of Newfoundland, April 12, 2008. REUTERS/Humane Society of the United States/M. Glover/Handout (CANADA). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. 

A sealer loads up a boat with harp seal carcasses from an ice pan off the west coast of Newfoundland, April 12, 2008. REUTERS/Humane Society of the United States/M. Glover/Handout (CANADA). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. 

A sealer strikes a harp seal with a hakapik on an ice pan off the west coast of Newfoundland, April 12, 2008. REUTERS/Humane Society of the United States/M. Glover/Handout (CANADA). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. 

A sealer drags a harp seal carcass on an ice pan off the west coast of Newfoundland, April 12, 2008. REUTERS/Humane Society of the United States/M. Glover/Handout (CANADA). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. 

A sealer hooks a harp seal with a hakapik after it was shot on an ice pan off the west coast of Newfoundland, April 12, 2008. REUTERS/Humane Society of the United States/M. Glover/Handout (CANADA). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. 

Two sealers (L) run past a third dragging a harp seal carcass across the ice off the northwest coast of Newfoundland, April 11, 2008. Friday marked the first day of the annual east coast seal hunt in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

Two sealers create a trail of blood as they drag a harp seal carcass across the ice off the northwest coast of Newfoundland, April 11, 2008. Friday marked the first day of the annual east coast seal hunt in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

Sealers keep watch on the bow of their boat for harp seals off the northwest coast of Newfoundland, April 11, 2008. Friday marked the first day of the annual east coast seal hunt in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

Two sealers drag a harp seal carcass across an ice floe off the northwest coast of Newfoundland, April 11, 2008. Friday marked the first day of the annual east coast seal hunt in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

Sealers keep watch on their boat for harp seals as in an ice floe off the northwest coast of Newfoundland, April 11, 2008. Friday marked the first day of the annual east coast seal hunt in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

A sealer strikes a harp seal with a hakapik on an ice floe off the northwest coast of Newfoundland, April 11, 2008. Friday marked the first day of the annual east coast seal hunt in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

Sealers drag a harp seal carcass on an ice floe off the northwest coast of Newfoundland, April 11, 2008. Friday marked the first day of the annual east coast seal hunt in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

A sealer chases a harp seal with his hakapik on the ice off the northwest coast of Newfoundland, April 11, 2008. Friday marked the first day of the annual east coast seal hunt in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

A sealer strikes a harp seal with a hakapik on an ice floe off the northwest coast of Newfoundland, April 11, 2008. Friday marked the first day of the annual east coast seal hunt in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

Sealers drag a harp seal carcass on an ice floe off the northwest coast of Newfoundland, April 11, 2008. Friday marked the first day of the annual east coast seal hunt in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

A line of sealing boats travels through ice floes off the west coast of Newfoundland April 10, 2008. The northern Gulf of St. Lawrence area annual harp seal hunt will begin Friday. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

A line of sealing boats travels through an ice floe with Canadian icebreaker Louis St. Laurent (top) off the west coast of Newfoundland April 10, 2008. The northern Gulf of St. Lawrence area annual harp seal hunt will begin Friday. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA) 

A line of sealing boats travels through an ice floe with the Canadian icebreaker Louis St. Laurent (bottom) off the west coast of Newfoundland April 10, 2008. The northern Gulf of St. Lawrence area's annual harp seal hunt will begin Friday. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA)