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Seal product ban approved by EU
In May the European Union passed a bill to ban the import of seal products by a vote of 550-49. Today this bill has been approved by the EU member states, a move that the Canadian government said would be...
created by albertacowpoke | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago
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214 views | 31 recommendations | 6 comments
Canada urges EU to reconsider ban on seal goods
Canada has made a last minute appeal to members of the European Union to reconsider the ban on seal products. The 27 member states are expected to endorse the ban tommorrow. "The government of Canada is...
created by albertacowpoke | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago
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244 views | 46 recommendations | 3 comments
Canada's Governor General eats raw seal meat at Rankin Inlet
Michahelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, is on a week long trip in the Canadian Arctic. As part of this trip she visited Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, where she participated in a traditional inuit community...
created by albertacowpoke | 32 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago
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468 views | 10 recommendations | 15 comments
Canada’s Controversial Seal Hunt Starts Off with a Bang
Despite the looming European Union ban, Canadian seal hunters lunged onto the ice Monday for their annual Commercial Seal Hunt. More than 200,000 baby harp seals were killed in 2008's hunt, but more are... Anti-Sealing Protest in Halifax, NS
Today, a protest was held in Halifax, NS in front of the Public Gardens by the Atlantic Anti-Sealing Coalition. Their aim is to increase awareness of the seal hunt in Canada, that will be commencing in a few... Arrests made on Farley Mowat
The Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans said today that the auction taken in the Gulf today by the government was to protect Canadians. Loyola Hearn says the boarding of the Farley Mowat and the arrest of the captain and the chief officer were to protect the livelihoods...
created by Actual News Geezer | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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One more year of Pixaxes to the head
The Canadian government drives me crazy. While Canada is hailed as a progressive nation, they are way below par when it comes to animal rights. It is sickening. They are not even close to the US, not... Not So Cute Seals
"Suffice to say, if you have younger children, you should take the PG rating seriously. There are some remarkably intense scenes regarding an ice-avalanche and an attack by a Jaws-like leopard seal (only in a movie about penguins could seals lose their "cute'').Not a...Anarchist Humour
"I thought that this was a particularly funny comment in an pithy ironic sardonic anarchist fashion. It shows that not all of us support the stupid twits in the Animal Liberation Front, as you can tell from my rants about the Seal Hunt. "Words of Wisdom From Captain Watson
"aul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, "I have no respect for Newfoundland or Newfoundlanders. They debased Canada when they joined the nation in 1949 and they continue to embarrass us in the eyes of the world as they inflict bloody carnage on...A Word From Our Sealers
""It's not pretty," said Mr. Troake, who is in his early 70s. "You kill any of God's creatures and it's not pretty.""Protesting the Protestors
"Turn about is fair play so quit yer whining. Seal-hunt supporters confront protesters"Your Anti-Sealing Donation At Work
"The psuedo-boycotts called by Sea Sheperd and the Humane Society of the United States, and the fundraising calls of Stop the Hunt by the IFAW, are now in full swing. Sign up now and send us your money. As the famous American saying goes; There is a sucker born every minute."War on the Ice
"Frustration, hot tempers and arrests mark start of Atlantic seal hunt I dunno know do ya think that a lower than expected kill number might have something to do with it?"
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