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anonymous WORLD BANS TOGETHER TO...CAN CANADA... July 08, 2008 12:53 PM

WORLD BANS TOGETHER TO... CAN CANADA
Animals  (tags: canadaCANNED )

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StarsButterfliesGold Notes - 50 minutes ago - afp.google.com
The European Commission will ask its member states to ban the importation of furs made from the skins of young seals hunted in Canada, the European Environment Commissioner said Thursday.

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anonymous  July 10, 2008 10:31 AM

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/331863/2/istockphoto_331863_isolated_autumn_maple_leaf_yellow_with_outline.jpgPLEASE SIGN TO CONTINUE PRESSURE ON EU TO BOYCOTT SEAL FURS.  THANK YOU.
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anonymous  July 11, 2008 10:22 AM


CANADA REJECTS BRUSSELS BAN ON ITS SEAL SKINS
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OTTAWA (AFP) — Canada's prime minister on Thursday warned the European Commission president not to prohibit Canadian seal skins, arguing that public pressure for a ban is based on misinformation from activists.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper told European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, according to a statement, "that it is imperative for European Union member nations to consider their next steps carefully as they discuss any measure that would restrict or exclude the sale of seal products within their borders."

The two leaders met on the sidelines of a G8 summit in Japan.

Harper said Canada's hunt is "humane, sustainable and regulated," and added "public pressure within the European Union to curb the sale of seal products is based on misinformation from anti-sealing organizations and extremist groups."

Each year, anti-sealing activists clash with sealers and Canadian fisheries officials on Canada's Atlantic coast, denouncing the hunt as cruel.

Protestors have called for a complete halt to all trade in seal furs, but World Trade Organization rules would make such a step impossible, a European source said.

The commission is expected to make a decision whether to ban the importation of furs made from the skins of young seals hunted in Canada when it meets on July 23.

It will then look to the EU's 27 member states to approve or vote down the measure.

But Harper warned: "Canada will not stand by and accept measures that fly in the face of accepted international practices for sustainability and trade and undermine trade of seal products harvested in accordance with international standards."  [report anonymous abuse]  [ accepted]
 
anonymous  July 18, 2008 2:42 PM

CAN CANADA'S 2010 OLYMPICShttp://www.product-reviews.net/wp-content/userimages/2007/07/2010winterolympics.jpg...TAB PICTURE

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anonymous  July 19, 2008 1:23 PM

SURGEON FIGHTS EU BAN ON CANADA'S SEAL FURS
Animals  (tags: Canada fights )

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StarsButterfliesGold Notes - 9 seconds ago - theindependent.ca
On the eve of a European Union debate on whether to ban seal products, Canadian fisheries ambassador Loyola Sullivan says a European cardiac surgeon has indicated new surgical techniques may create a demand for 300,000 harp seal heart valves a year.
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