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At issue are products from seals killed in a cruel way Seal hunters in Canada would need to kill seals humanely or face an EU import ban under a propsoal designed to curb the cruel slaughter of the animals. BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union proposed a total trade and import ban Wednesday on products from seals killed in a cruel way despite warnings it could hurt the world's largest annual seal hunt in Canada. The plan announced Wednesday covers hunts worldwide, but focuses on Canada because of claims by anti-hunt campaigners that it is the cruelest. Canadian seal hunters use spiked clubs or hakapiks and rifles to kill seals. The EU proposals says the trade in seal products would be allowed from countries that can offer guarantees their hunting techniques are "consistent with high animal-welfare standards" and the animals... [read full story]
