Such concerns were supported by evidence showing that a genuinely humane killing method cannot be consistently and effectively applied and enforced in the specific conditions in which seal hunting takes place.
Tugadh tacaíocht d'ábhair imní den sórt sin ag fianaise a léirigh nach bhféadfaí modh maraithe a bheadh daonnúil i bhfírinne a chur i bhfeidhm ná a fhorfheidhmiú go comhsheasmhach ná go héifeachtach sna dálaí sainiúla ina ndéantar rónta a fhiach.