Media Advisory/Available for Comment: Humane Society International Available for Comment as First Hearing on EU Seal Product Trade Ban Begins at WTO Geneva (Feb. 18, 2013)
(firmenpresse) - MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 02/18/13 -- Jo Swabe, Ph.D., director of HSI Europe Union and Rebecca Aldworth, executive director of Humane Society International/Canada, will be available for comment as the first hearing on the EU ban on the trade in commercial seal products begins on Monday at the World Trade Organization in Geneva.
WHAT: The WTO dispute panel established for the case will hear arguments from Canada, Norway, the EU and other parties regarding the European Union ban on seal product trade. The move comes in the midst of negotiations for the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
WHEN: Monday-Wednesday, Feb. 18-20, 2013
WHERE: Aldworth and Swabe are available in person in Geneva, Switzerland or by telephone. Interviews can be arranged through media contacts listed below.
WHO: Rebecca Aldworth is executive director of Humane Society International/Canada. She has witnessed the Canadian commercial seal hunt at close range for each of the past 14 years.
Jo Swabe, Ph.D. is the EU director for Humane Society International. She oversees the development and implementation of HSI animal welfare policies in the European Union.
VISUALS: Broadcast quality video and stills of commercial seal slaughter are available for media download. Email or call the media contact below.
FACTS:
Humane Society International/Canada is a leading force for animal protection, with active programs in companion animals, wildlife and habitat protection, marine mammal preservation, farm animal welfare and animals in research. HSI/Canada is proud to be a part of Humane Society International which, together with its partners, constitutes one of the world's largest animal protection organizations. Celebrating animals and confronting cruelty worldwide - on the Web at .
Contacts:
Humane Society International/Canada
Dean Pogas
+1514.261.6007 or +1514.395.2914
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Datum: 18.02.2013 - 13:00 Uhr
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