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Canada Up to Its Old Seal-Killing Tricks
The amendments to the Marine Mammal Regulations, which include strengthened federal enforcement, come just over a month after newly appointed federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea said Canada is "going straight ahead for the 2009 hunt. Tags: canada seal hunters seals Here they go again. We're proceeding as usual."
Critter News
- Friday, January 2, 2009
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Canada to Push Seal Hunt Agenda at G-7
Canada needs to stop exploiting its natural resources and move into a more sophisticated type of economy. Tags: canada seal hunters Stupid seals The Canadian government is so damn stubborn on this issue. The second half of the article deals with their attempts at pushing that damn seal hunt.
Critter News
- Saturday, February 6, 2010
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Canada and Greenland Defend Seal Hunting
They are testifying with Canada against an EU ban on seal products. Greenland Fisheries Minister Finn Karlsen, dressed in a traditional white Inuit sealskin jacket, insisted such a ban would “have severe and negative consequence for hunters and their families.” Tags: canada greenland europe seal hunters seals
Critter News
- Thursday, January 22, 2009
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Trophy Hunters Imperil Polar Bears
I have no sympathy for trophy hunters. Perhaps there are female trophy hunters out there too, but I suspect they are in the minority. Therefore, to me it's a slam dunk as to whether trophy hunters should continue to hunt polar bears. Tags: indigenous hunting canada polar bear trophy hunting endangered species arctic
Critter News
- Monday, March 23, 2009
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Newfoundland Seal Hunt Extended
Poor, poor seal hunters. If people in indigenous communities can only make money off this, then perhaps Canada should invest in some education and economic development programs to bring these communities into a more sustainable and kinder 21st century economy. Tags: canada seal hunters seals It's cruel.
Critter News
- Friday, May 14, 2010
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EU Bans Seal Imports
The New York Times reports that the ban will still allow seal products from traditional hunts by the Inuit people, also known as Eskimos, in Canada and Greenland. And Canada is going to appeal the decision at the WTO. Tags: canada europe seal hunters seals But still.a victory for now.
Critter News
- Saturday, August 1, 2009
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Activists in Canada Found Not Guilty of Getting to Close to Seal Slaughter
judge has found five animal-rights activists not guilty of getting too close to seal hunters during the 2006 hunt off Canada's east coast. The five were charged with coming within 10 metres of seal hunters on March 26, 2006 while filming the annual slaughter in the Gulf of St. Tags: seal hunters humane society
Critter News
- Friday, October 17, 2008
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Seal Meat Served in Canada
It also has been a traditional food for generations of hunters in Canada's east who serve it up roasted, or sometimes with a hearty Burgundy sauce. Tags: canada meat seals restaurants Definitely a niche market ,but demand has been increasing. And this is despite the bad press received by the annual seal hunts.
Critter News
- Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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Seal Import Ban Passes EU Committee
Canada and Greenland have warned the EU that they could challenge such a ban before the World Trade Organization. Tags: canada greenland europe seal hunters seals But the bill still needs the the approval of the entire EU assembly and EU governments in order to become law. It will be tough.
Critter News
- Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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Ottawa to Lobby EU Against Seal Ban
Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea said Monday that Canadian officials will meet with EU politicians in a bid to convince them that Canada's commercial seal hunt is humane and should be exempt from a proposed seal import ban.A Tags: canada europe seal hunters seals hunting They must really be nervous.
Critter News
- Monday, January 5, 2009