WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT . Many seals who are just a few weeks old are shot , impaled and clubbed to death on 'sealing ' vessels for their fur . 'They are dying a violent death for fur products that nobody wants or needs , ' said Sir Paul McCartney who backs the charity who took chilling photographs . Demand has diminished after purchase of seal products was banned by both European Union and the United States . Newfoundland government has pledged 600,000 worth of subsidies to prop up country 's 'dying industry '
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT . Many seals who are just a few weeks old are shot , impaled and clubbed to death on 'sealing ' vessels for their fur . 'They are dying a violent death for fur products that nobody wants or needs , ' said Sir Paul McCartney who backs the charity who took chilling photographs . Demand has diminished after purchase of seal products was banned by both European Union and the United States . Newfoundland government has pledged millions of pounds worth of subsidies to prop up country 's 'dying industry '