Alligator or Seal hunt?

The seal hunt is often referred to as a cruel and inhumane practice that should be stopped. However, there are people who make a living on hunting the seals so banning the seal hunt affects their traditional livelihood. So it's ironic when you turn on a popular TV channel to find a show based around the hunting and killing of alligators in the southern United States. It's surprising that no one is protesting these shows which clearly revolve around people making a livlihood around hunting and killing animals in what seems to be a cruel and inhumane way. There is a failure to draw the connection between the seal hunt and the alligator hunt and the apparent animal cruelty - where are the protesters against the alligator hunt! There are many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are dead set against the seal hunt with  mission to inform the public as to how horrible it is.  I can't see why the seal hunt and hunting an alligator in the ways shown on popular TV (imagine a TV show about the seal hunt?) are any different. In both cases we have people making a living through the application of traditional hunting practices.