Blatant attempt at a not-so subliminal message!
I am thoroughly unimpressed with whoever designs your banner news items. You post the news story that the East Coast seal hunt opened today and you show a baby harp seal, a whitecoat! A pure, innocent little creature that is impossible not to love! However, it is common knowledge that whitecoats have not been hunted since 1987. So why would you use that picture if not to try a paint a negative picture of the seal hunt? Animal rights groups have done enough damage to this industry, we do not need a supposedly unbiased news provider contributing to the misinformation that permeates every form of media. If this is someone's personal opinion, they should keep it to themselves. A news feed is not the place to attempt to subtly sway the opinions of others. I suggest you change the picture or remove it.