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5 kwi 2017 · Decades of bad publicity and campaigns to end the slaughter have taken a toll. Last year sealing generated only $1.6 million in sales, down from $34 million in 2006, according to Canada’s...
Canada's annual commercial seal hunt is the largest slaughter of marine mammals on the planet. Facing harsh criticism the world over because of the hunt's cruelty and unsustainability, the Canadian government and fishing industry have spread much misinformation. Here are the basic facts about the hunt. 1. Which seals are targeted by Canada's ...
18 gru 2023 · Canadian parliamentarians are warning that seal populations pose a danger to fish stocks and are upsetting marine ecosystems in the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans.
24 kwi 2023 · As the effects of climate change threaten harp seals, HSI and tens of thousands of supporters delivered a message to the Canadian government demanding the 2023 commercial seal slaughter be shut down to protect the harp seal population.
16 mar 2023 · On top of Canada’s cruel, needless, and wasteful commercial seal hunt, climate change is making things even more difficult for these beloved marine mammals
28 maj 2024 · A new Senate committee report calls for a national and international campaign to counter misinformation around Canada's seal products industry, and new efforts to build a market for seal...
8 sty 2013 · Veterinary experts say Canada’s commercial seal hunt is inherently inhumane because sealers are unable to consitently and effectively employ humane slaughter techniques in the environment in which the slaughter occurs.
