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Design Against Fur 2008 - a student poster design competition with a conscience.

For a list of this year’s winners please visit the Design Against Fur section.

Details of the 2009 competiton to follow soon.

Respect For Animals
PO Box 6500
Nottingham
NG4 3GB

Tel: +44 (0)115 952 5440
Fax:+44 (0)115 940 4746
eMail: info@respectforanimals.org

EU SEAL IMPORT BAN

Respect for Animals welcomes today’s proposal from the European Commission to ban the import of and trade in seal products throughout the EU.

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Paul McCartney supports Brussels Rally for Seals

Today (Tuesday 1 July) activists from across Europe met in Brussels for a mass rally in support of a European Union ban on the seal product trade.  An announcement on the trade is expected from the European Commission later this month.

A video statement from Paul McCartney was broadcast at the rally.

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Trial of Seal Hunt Observers Ends

The trial of the five observers charged with breaching regulations at the 2006 seal hunt ended today with judgement being reserved until 24 October 2008.

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Judge Refuses to Hear Expert Testimony Showing the Innocence of the Accused in Seal-Hunt Trial

During the second day of the trial, Judge Jean-Paul Decoste refused to hear testimony from a world-renowned forensic video expert. Despite allowing the video into evidence yesterday, today the judge ruled that expert testimony to the effect the video scientifically proved that the accused were outside the 10m limit, would not alter the outcome of the case and therefore refused to let the expert, Grant Fredericks testify.

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The DFO’s Case Against Seal Hunt Observers Begins Again Today

HAVRES-AUX-MAISONS, QUEBEC: The trial of five seal hunt observers begins again today after being adjourned on 19 October 2007.

The charges relate to technical violations of Canada’s Fisheries Act during the 2006 commercial hunt.

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Respect for Animals campaigns against the cruel and unnecessary international fur trade, believing fur farming and trapping to be morally indefensible.

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