HSI Canada Welcomes EU-Canada Statement on Trade in Products of Traditional Inuit Seal Hunts
(firmenpresse) - MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 10/10/14 -- Humane Society International/Canada applauds the Canadian government and the European Union for working to ensure an exemption for products of traditional Inuit seal hunts, included in the 2009 EU ban on commercial seal product trade, is applied fairly to all Inuit communities. The following is a statement from Rebecca Aldworth, executive director of Humane Society International/Canada:
"Humane Society International opposes the commercial seal slaughter of baby seals for their fur in Atlantic Canada. We have never campaigned against Inuit subsistence sealing, which occurs in a different part of the country, at a much smaller scale, for different reasons. In fact, we worked very closely with the European Union to ensure an exemption for products of traditional Inuit hunts was included in the legislation.
This joint statement ensures that, moving forward, steps will be taken to ensure that this exemption will be applied in an even-handed way. We are pleased to see Canada and the European Union cooperating to find constructive solutions to resolve this trade issue.
We hope that Canada will now consider a sealing industry buyout for the commercial sealers in Atlantic Canada. This plan, which would involve compensating commercial sealers for their licenses and investing in economic alternatives, has already achieved broad support within the commercial sealing community."
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Humane Society International/Canada is a leading force for animal protection with active programs in companion animals, wildlife and habitat protection, marine mammal preservation and farm animal welfare. HSI/Canada is proud to be a part of Humane Society International-one of the largest animal protection organizations in the world-on the Web at .
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Datum: 10.10.2014 - 19:45 Uhr
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