Members of European parliament voted this morning to ban seal products, further tightening the noose on Canada’s archaic and cruel commercial seal hunt. With members voting 550 to 49 in … [Read full article]
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Activists Prepare to Document the Killing as Seal Hunt Begins
Humane Society Canada has sent a representative to the Gulf of St. Lawrence to document and broadcast the commercial killing of over 300,000 young seals beginning today. Rebecca Aldworth, who … [Read full article]
Against Reason, Canada Increases Seal Hunt Quota by 55,000
Despite evidence that increasing the seal hunt quota could bring the harp seal population down the dangerous levels, the Canadian government has approved a 55,000 seal increase to quota for … [Read full article]
Russia Announces Ban on Hunting Young Seals; Canada Next?
Weeks before the planned start to the hunting season, Russia’s natural resources minister announced a ban on hunting seals under 1 year old today. The move spares up to 35,000 … [Read full article]
100 Nude Activists Protest Canadian Seal Hunt in Spain
Spanish animal rights group EquAnimal takes the prize for the most epic protest for the International Day of Action Against the Canadian Seal Hunt with about 100 activists stripping … [Read full article]
5 Ways to Participate in the International Day of Action Against Seal Hunting
The Canadian seal hunt comes around once a year, and along with the hunt comes the international day of action against it: March 15th. [social_buttons] This year is looking more … [Read full article]
Canada Asks EU to Drop Proposed Seal Product Ban
Canadian officials are in Brussels this week to ask the European Union not to pass proposed legislation that would ban the import of seal products. The trip was organized by … [Read full article]
New Canadian Seal Hunt Laws Only a Humane Illusion
On Saturday Canada issued new regulations for its annual seal slaughter, banning the skinning of live seals and forbidding the use of the spiked weapon called a hakapik on seals … [Read full article]