Seal product ban approved by EU

This is a difficult question.

Protection of wildlife vs protection of jobs.

I wonder how the Western world would react if the greater Indian community put forward a bill to ban all beef produce on the grounds it was sacrilege? Maybe forcing us to eat our dogs? When will Governments learn to make educated decisions that are regulated to prevent cruelty  & abuse, but remaining progressive for the good of all those effected.  I think of myself as a conservationist but not with ignorance of those deserving their own freedom to progress. In the early 1980's, Australia's ' do-gooder's' had a bill passed to prevent the eradication of wild & diseased buffalo in Australia's Northern Territory due to it's imagined 'cruelty'. The buffalo were imported here by the chinese in the hope of growing rice in the wet season, but were later abandoned. They became quite dangerous in the wild. But rather than capture & humanely process the animals through a 'Vet' controlled abattoir as had been the practise for several years, the 'Greens' had the diseased animals shot from helicopters. Of course they were ignorant to how hard it is to kill a full grown moving target with bullets. Most were only wounded & left to be torn apart by crocodiles, dingos or wild pigs. Many were crippled & left to starve to death. Another bill was passed to protect crocodiles so they could be marketed to promote our amazing outback for the  tourism dollars. I am waiting on footage showing the masses of crocodiles waiting to greet those unsuspecting tourists. (To be posted shortly) When will these 'Greenies' realise that Governments pass bills to protect cute fluffy toy looking animals to distract you from the billions they waste on space research instead of channelling it towards real issues like health, housing & education. Billions of dollars are burnt off in our atmosphere while millions of people are starving to death. Thousands annually die from the common cold. Just as thousands have now died for a prizeless war. Our world would fare better if run by children. At least laughter would then be heard more often than tears.