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Europe Votes to Ban Seal Products

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From the press release: Euro-MPs have voted overwhelmingly for a total ban on the trade in seal products across Europe. A resolution at the end of a three-year campaign, triggered by a public outcry at the annual seal culls in Canada and Norway, condemned the slaughter of seals as "inherently inhumane".

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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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The old method of trapping and relocating “nuisance” animals, now known to be inhumane, has been replaced by the eviction and exclusion method. Harbor seal in Puget Sound, Seattle. Since it is rare to find an animal control company that actually implements it, AHNow only lists about 30 operators. Raccoon kits where they should be.

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