The European Environment Commissioner has announced a plan to ban the trade in all seal products originating from inhumane hunts. This builds upon the historic declaration by the European parliament in 2006. If an EU-wide ban is enacted, the fashion houses serving the main markets for seal skins today -- China and Russia -- would be forced to stop, and millions of baby seals would be saved from cruel slaughter. In the meantime, many nations have either banned seal product trade or announced their intentions to do so. They include: Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Austria, Slovenia, Panama, Mexico, and the United States. Just the potential for an EU ban on seal products has saved thousands of seals already. Prices paid for seal skins this year have declined so much that most sealers have chosen to stay home.YAY!!! That's wonderful news.... In addition, the email they sent also noted that:
The HSUS-led boycott of Canadian seafood in the U.S. has attracted more than 618,000 individuals, 3,500 restaurants, and major grocery chains such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. With more than 80% of Newfoundland's fishing revenue coming from shellfish and less than 3% from the seal hunt, we have tremendous leverage as consumers to end this hunt! Fishermen are fast realizing they stand to lose more from killing seals than they will ever hope to gain.I can't tell you what wonderful news this is. Of course, it won't help the countless seals who have been horrifically killed this year so far, but maybe it signifies that an end is in sight to this barbaric practice. It shows that if people band together, we really can make a difference in the world!!
If you haven't already, please visit The Humane Society's Save the Seals site and sign the petition to end the seal hunt and to boycott Canadian products until the hunt no longer exists.
The seals need our help!
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