As early as 1973, I was an official observer for what was probably the Humane Society of Canada, but I can look that up. I worked at the University of Guelph as a professor for 23 years. They have a vet school there and I worked with veterinarians. I'm a physiologist by training. In fact, I taught veterinarians how to take blood from seals in my career.
IFAW has taken veterinarians out on the ice. One of the three veterinary reports that I referred to this morning was done by a group of veterinarians who were brought together by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and I've been observing this hunt since 1970 or 1971.