Coalition of animal protection groups calls for Irish support for seal product import ban

Monday, October 06, 2008

Respect for Animals together with the ISPCA, the Irish Seal Sanctuary and Humane Society International have joined together to call for support for a ban which is currently being discussed in the European Union.

The groups released film from the 2008 harp and grey seal hunt in Canada taken by Humane Society International.  The film, to be shown in Ireland for the first time, illustrates clearly why only a complete ban on the trade in products from such cruel hunts is acceptable.

The EU proposal to ban the trade in all seal products currently contains derogations that would allow the trade in products from hunts considered to be humane.

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