# Seal Fur

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seal-fur/336229>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 19, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seal-fur/336229 "2005-12-19T01:08:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seal-fur/336229/1 "2005-12-19T01:08:22Z")

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Inspired by this thread, I have another question:

What exactly is seal fur used for? I always hear about the evils of clubbing baby seals, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen – or even heard of – a seal fur coat. So where can I find me some seal fur?

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seal-fur/336229/2 "2005-12-19T01:22:14Z")

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Biased but informative:

[http://www.harpseals.org/hunt/pelts.html](http://www.harpseals.org/hunt/pelts.html)

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**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seal-fur/336229/3 "2005-12-19T02:56:48Z")

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So it looks like the pelts tend to go to countries other than the USA. That would explain why I’ve never seen one. Thanks!

Neckties?

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seal-fur/336229/4 "2005-12-19T03:16:49Z")

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> [@Phase42](#):
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> Neckties?

Americans have no monopoly on tacky…

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seal-fur/336229/5 "2005-12-19T03:21:54Z")

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[mmmmm] Seal flipper pie! [/mmmmm]

Going back to St. John’s next summer - got to get me some of that!