“Belgium and Holland have banned the importation of seal products. Germany, Italy and Austria have drafted similar legislation and there are calls for bans in France, Britain and Spain. ...it would be unpopular now for a member of Parliament in a European country to support the hunt.”

Loyola Sullivan,
Canadian Ambassador for Fisheries "Conservation"

 

Click on the links below to read many of the newsworthy highlights about life in 2008 for some residents of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Newfoundland's “proud tradition”

Sealers brace for impact on industry as EU discusses import ban
Europe plans massive protest against seal hunt
Hunt on the defensive
DFO not covering itself in glory in seal hunt mess
EU official criticizes Canada for blocking seal hunt observers
Worthington: Why do they call this slaughter a 'hunt?'
The millions Ottawa spends subsidizing the seal hunt
Two against the tide?
Seal hunt a gruesome slaughter in pursuit of fashion
Europe to ban seal products
Seal hunt off to slow start
Why is seal hunt protected?
Drop In Seal Hunters Is Significant
Farley Mowat bails out crew and namesake ship after N.S. arrest
Protesters vow to end seal hunt
The Seizure of the Farley Mowat
Pro-seal Aussie doc held
RCMP seizes seal hunt protest ship
No longer worth it, some sealers say
Ban on seal hunting
Low pelt prices, high fuel costs frustrate sealers
RCMP probe Coast Guard's actions
Campaigners see red over seal cull
Media and charities barred from witnessing start of annual seal cull in Canada
Euro MP calls for seal products ban
Closing down markets would end seal hunt
Group: Seal hunt not more humane
PAULA MOORE: Stop the seal hunt
Seal slaughter 'censored by Canada'
Alison Steadman: Seal cull is barbaric
No observation permits issued for start of Canadian seal hunt
Canada defiant over annual seal pup cull
Fur flies over seal hunt video
Preparing for the hunt: Quotas, seal prices a concern for sealers
Value of province's seal hunt drops by $19 million
Seal Cull In Canada: EU Move May Bring End To Slaughter
European seal ban; Hearn says Canada won’t sit on its hands

 

 
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