Canadian Seal Hunt Ends Early
Critter News
APRIL 19, 2010
It ended early as a result of low demand for pelts (due to the European ban on seal products) and the lack of ice floes. Tags: canada europe seal hunt seals.
Critter News
APRIL 19, 2010
It ended early as a result of low demand for pelts (due to the European ban on seal products) and the lack of ice floes. Tags: canada europe seal hunt seals.
Critter News
MAY 14, 2010
Earlier this week, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea extended the end date of the annual seal hunt from May 15 to May 31. Poor, poor seal hunters. Tags: canada seal hunters seals. This is because of the poor "harvest" due to bad ice conditions. It's cruel. I would think they deserve better too.
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Critter News
AUGUST 4, 2009
Ugly stuff in Namibia, the country with the seal hunting that no one talks about because so few know about it (I mean who thinks about seal hunting in Namibia?) The journalists, who were working on assignment with Dutch lobby group Bont voor Dieren were violently attacked by seal hunters before being detained by police.
Critter News
MAY 6, 2010
Tags: canada seal hunt seals PETA. They're hoping to use it to discourage tourism to Canada and hit the country economically.
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JANUARY 22, 2009
They are testifying with Canada against an EU ban on seal products. Canadian fisheries ministry representative Garry Stenson said the hunt “is humane, well regulated and sustainable” and that new rules for the hunt were under review to strengthen inspections, monitoring and enforcement of animal welfare rules.
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FEBRUARY 17, 2009
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says Vancouver's Olympic organizers have the clout to convince the Canadian government to end the controversial seal hunt on the East Coast. The group will launch a new campaign on Wednesday featuring the 2010 Inukshuk logo clubbing a seal, with the five Olympic rings dripping blood.
Critter News
JUNE 16, 2009
PETA has launched a spoof site for the Vancouver Olympic Games over seal hunting. I hate the seal slaughter. Seal hunting is just plain wrong. Warning, they have video of seal clubbing (and it starts automatically when you go to the site). Tags: PETA. I think it's barbaric and should be ended.
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