EU To Ban Seal Products That Are Killed From ‘Cruel Hunting’

CBC news reports that the European Union will ban seal products that involve ‘unnecessary pain’. The CBC website shares that, It’s unclear exactly what the EU’s standard for humane killing would be, but seal products from countries that “practise hunting methods that involve unnecessary pain,” also referred to as “cruel hunting,” will not be allowed into the 27-nation bloc, EU environment commissioner Stavros Dimas said in a statement. Entire CBC Article Here The article also shares that Canada’s sealers hope they will be exempt from this legislation. They ALREADY strive for humane hunts. Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn says that, Canada expects its “humanely conducted hunt” will be exempt from any ban. “Once again, we would like to caution European decision-makers: adopting broad regulations to ban products from a... [read full story]