ЕС только что утвердил запрет на импорт шкурок, содранных канадцами с малышей нерпы
Yesterday was a truly historic day for the seals!
I am writing from Strasbourg, France, where the European Union
has just adopted a Resolution calling upon the European
Commission to ban all trade in harp and hooded seal products.
This is a crucial step toward achieving legislation that will
save millions of seals from a horrible fate.
The news is already spreading across Canada - now help us spread
it across the world!
In the 1980s a European ban on the import of products from
newborn seals brought Canada's commercial seal hunt to a virtual
standstill. Tragically, the Canadian government subverted the
intention of that legislation, allowing sealers to slaughter
baby seals when they are just a few days older. After a brutal
death, the pups' fur is traded in European fashion markets.
A European Union ban on the trade in all products from harp and
hooded seals -- regardless of the age of the animals -- would
eliminate a major market for the Canadian commercial sealing
industry.
I've witnessed horrific cruelty at the seal hunt for eight
years. But yesterday was about hope. Real hope for the seals,
because Europeans no longer want to provide a financial
incentive for commercial seal hunts. In passing this
declaration, the European Parliament is observing the will of
its citizens.
The writing is clearly on the wall for the Canadian sealing
industry. And from here in Strasbourg, the future looks good for
the seals.
HELP US SPREAD THE NEWS! SHARE THIS LINK WITH YOUR FRIENDS -
https://community.hsus.org/hsi/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=3755960 .
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN TO STOP THE SEAL HUNT AT
PROTECTSEALS.ORG - http://www.protectseals.org .
Rebecca Aldworth
Director of Wildlife Issues
HSI Canada
I am writing from Strasbourg, France, where the European Union
has just adopted a Resolution calling upon the European
Commission to ban all trade in harp and hooded seal products.
This is a crucial step toward achieving legislation that will
save millions of seals from a horrible fate.
The news is already spreading across Canada - now help us spread
it across the world!
In the 1980s a European ban on the import of products from
newborn seals brought Canada's commercial seal hunt to a virtual
standstill. Tragically, the Canadian government subverted the
intention of that legislation, allowing sealers to slaughter
baby seals when they are just a few days older. After a brutal
death, the pups' fur is traded in European fashion markets.
A European Union ban on the trade in all products from harp and
hooded seals -- regardless of the age of the animals -- would
eliminate a major market for the Canadian commercial sealing
industry.
I've witnessed horrific cruelty at the seal hunt for eight
years. But yesterday was about hope. Real hope for the seals,
because Europeans no longer want to provide a financial
incentive for commercial seal hunts. In passing this
declaration, the European Parliament is observing the will of
its citizens.
The writing is clearly on the wall for the Canadian sealing
industry. And from here in Strasbourg, the future looks good for
the seals.
HELP US SPREAD THE NEWS! SHARE THIS LINK WITH YOUR FRIENDS -
https://community.hsus.org/hsi/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=3755960 .
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN TO STOP THE SEAL HUNT AT
PROTECTSEALS.ORG - http://www.protectseals.org .
Rebecca Aldworth
Director of Wildlife Issues
HSI Canada