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JULY 26, 2009

The group is called Seal Sitters and they protect baby seals who have been left on the each while their moms fish. Tags: seattle animal rescue marine life seals. It's a nice story to offset the cruelty of the dead baby tiger in Hanoi.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Ugly stuff in Namibia, the country with the seal hunting that no one talks about because so few know about it (I mean who thinks about seal hunting in Namibia?) The journalists, who were working on assignment with Dutch lobby group Bont voor Dieren were violently attacked by seal hunters before being detained by police.

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MARCH 22, 2009

The Canadian government has authorized the killing of 280,000 harp seals. From the article, animal activist group Equanimal is working on it from the European end. Here is a link to the Google translated page of this group (it's in Spanish). Here is a link to the Google translated page of this group (it's in Spanish).

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says Vancouver's Olympic organizers have the clout to convince the Canadian government to end the controversial seal hunt on the East Coast. The group will launch a new campaign on Wednesday featuring the 2010 Inukshuk logo clubbing a seal, with the five Olympic rings dripping blood.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Both groups will be protesting the seal hunt using the Olympic torch ceremony as the backdrop. Crowds gathering across Canada to watch the Olympic torch pass through their towns will also be greeted by a 12-meter-tall baby "seal." Tags: IFAW PETA.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

They had to cancel a big project that would have showcased polar bears and seals. Lanthier doesn't hide his contempt for animal rights groups who lash out, without considering the role zoos play in conservation. Tags: zoos canada seals polar bear endangered species. But don't feel too bad for them.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Tags: podcast.

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