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Seal Industry Tries to Capitalize on Medical Researchers Conjectures

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The research at Laval University is still in the earliest stages. Despite that, a Quebec-based seal fur company has begun championing Pibarot's hypothesis, seeing the research as a buoy for Canada's beleaguered seal harvest.

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The Horrors of Shark Finning

4 The Love Of Animals

Shark fins are also dried and used in alternative medicine and ancient medical practices. Claims for shark fins include relieving joint pain and curing cancer, though no research is available to back any of these claims. For example, shark fin soup is a delicacy in most of Asia, especially China.

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