No country for Dead Seals

The EU is putting a ban on seal products from Canada. Seals are hunted in a couple countries across the globe, for their furs and fats. The problem in seal hunting is the methods and ethics involved. Everyone loves a good baby seal, and no one wants to see them cudgeled to death. But, the market for seal products has been established. For some seal hunting provides greater marginal utility than the costs of killing it. Income, trade, and possibly meat for the family (if one believes in such things). Ultimately though, the market of seal stuffs has been promoting economic trade for centuries. So, when the EU Parliament approved the ban 500 something to 49, it was obvious that the trade is nearing its end. Economics gives way to cute, cuddly goodness.

-Adam