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Russia Bans Canadian Seal Imports!

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The other two neighbors that banned them are Kazakhstan and Belarus). Great news! But I'm not exactly sure why RUSSIA would ban them. Apparently, some claim about 90 percent of Canadian sales are to Russia. Russia does have its own seal hunt, but apparently they banned killings of animals under one year old.

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World Animal Day in Minsk

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I doubt caring for strays in Belarus is an easy task , so kudos to these people for the work they do. Tags: belarus animal rights. City Fauna and another animal welfare charity named Ehida brought around 40 pets from their shelters to the park on Sunday in an attempt to re-home them. Byalyanava said.

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The wonders of migration

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Last year Germany and Belarus also attached some satellite tags to some of the Cuckoos in their respective countries and all of their journeys are available in one place. He even had a fortnight in France on his way back to the UK last year and I think we can probably assume he may have had some reproductive success on his way back to the UK!

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