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Are seals dangerous

Reddit Animals

If one gets you can definitely do harm but with their way of moving be very ineffective and a jog enough to out pace one does it make them lot less of a threat submitted by /u/SpecificSinger9487 [link] [comments]

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Russia Bans Canadian Seal Imports!

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Russia does have its own seal hunt, but apparently they banned killings of animals under one year old. I don't see what they get out of it, unless they want to impress Europe, which has already banned seal products. Russia has been the biggest market for the Canadian seal fur industry. Excerpted from the Globe and Mail.

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Canada Okays Matching Seal Quota

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This despite a dry market for seal products and a warming climate that is hurting the species? The market for Canadian seal pelts has gone dry but the federal government will still allow sealers to kill 400,000 of the marine mammals when the annual hunt opens next Monday. Really, Canada?

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Run for the Seals

4 The Love Of Animals

Animal lovers, here is a great way to help seals and have fun at the same time! If you are in California, check out Run for the Seals ! They hope to raise $100,000 to feed and care for seal pup patients during their busiest time of year – the spring pupping season. The event takes place Saturday, March 10, 2012.

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Newfoundland Seal Hunt Extended

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Earlier this week, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea extended the end date of the annual seal hunt from May 15 to May 31. Poor, poor seal hunters. Tags: canada seal hunters seals. This is because of the poor "harvest" due to bad ice conditions. I'm sorry, but I don't care who makes money off this barbaric practice.

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Canadian Seal Hunt Ends Early

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It ended early as a result of low demand for pelts (due to the European ban on seal products) and the lack of ice floes. Tags: canada europe seal hunt seals.

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Seal Industry Tries to Capitalize on Medical Researchers Conjectures

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But the seal industry doesn't care. Dr. Philippe Pibarot has been studying seal heart valves to see if they might be a better transplant option for humans than those from cows or pigs, believing they may be more durable than the other animal tissue. Excerpted from the Chronicle-Herald.

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