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May 13, 2013
Historic High Seal Hunt Quota Set as 2013 Seal Slaughter Draws to a Close
HSI/Canada condemned the irresponsible 2013 seal hunt quota set by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, which allowed for the slaughter of 408,200 harp and hooded seals.
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April 29, 2013
Canadian and Norwegian Governments Spread Misinformation at Second WTO Hearing on EU Seal Product Trade Ban
A statement from HSI/Canada Executive Director Rebecca Aldworth in response to opening statements at a WTO hearing on the European Union’s seal product trade ban.
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April 25, 2013
Defending the EU Seal Product Trade Ban at the WTO
Canada and Norway challenged the EU's seal product trade ban at the World Trade Organization.
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April 25, 2013
Court Dismisses Fur Industry Attempt to Overturn EU Ban on Cruel Seal Products
The European General Court wisely decided to uphold the European Union’s ban on commercial trade in seal products.
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April 25, 2013
Court Dismisses Sealing Industry Attempt to Overturn EU Ban on Cruel Seal Products
The European General Court wisely decided to uphold the European Union’s ban on commercial trade in seal products.
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April 18, 2013
Nearly 60,000 Seals Killed Without Quota in Commercial Seal Hunt
HSI/Canada condemned the failure of Fisheries Minister to establish the 2013 seal hunt quota.
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April 9, 2013
Taxpayer-Subsidized Seal Hunt Begins off Canada’s East Coast
HSI/Canada was on location to document cruelty at Canada’s 2013 commercial seal hunt as it opened in the "Front" (the waters northeast of Newfoundland).
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March 27, 2013
HSI/Canada Condemns Massive Newfoundland Government Subsidy to Sealing Company
HSI/Canada issued a statement in response to an announcement by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador that a $3.6 million loan would be provided to Carino Company Ltd. to bail out the dying sealing industry.
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March 12, 2013
HSI Congratulates Italian Authorities for Seizure of Illegal Seal Products
HSI congratulated the Italian authorities for taking swift action to investigate a company suspected of placing illegal seal products on the European Union market.
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February 20, 2013
Humane Society International Addresses Canadian and Norwegian Positions at WTO
A statement from Rebecca Aldworth, executive director of HSI/Canada, in response to positions of the Canadian and Norwegian delegations at the World Trade Organization regarding a derogation for products of traditional Inuit seal hunts in the European Union commercial seal product trade ban.
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February 20, 2013
Humane Society International/Canada Criticizes Canadian and Norwegian Misinformation at WTO Hearing on EU Seal Product Trade Ban
A statement from Rebecca Aldworth, executive director of HSI/Canada, issued in response to statements made by the Canadian and Norwegian delegations during the hearing on the European Union seal product trade ban at the World Trade Organization.
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February 19, 2013
Humane Society International Canada Applauds Arrests in Vicious Seal Beatings
HSI commends authorities in Prince Edward Island for the arrests of three suspects in a recent case involving the deaths of more than 50 grey seals on Murray Beach.
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February 18, 2013
HSI Condemns Canadian Government Misinformation at WTO Hearing on EU Seal Product Trade Ban
HSI is deeply disappointed by the biased and misleading information included in the Canadian government presentation at the first World Trade Organization hearing on the dispute regarding the European Union prohibition on products of commercial seal hunts.
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February 15, 2013
Defending the EU Seal Product Trade Ban
HSI supports the EU ban on trade in seal products and filed an amicus brief with the WTO in its defense of the ban.
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February 5, 2013
Humane Society International/Canada Increases Reward to $5,000 for Information Leading to the Conviction of the Persons Responsible for Seal Killings on Prince Edward Island
HSI/Canada has increased its reward to $5,000 for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for the deaths of more than 50 grey seals in PEI.
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February 1, 2013
Humane Society International/Canada Offers $1000 Reward for Information Leading to the Conviction of the Persons Responsible for Brutal Seal Killings on Prince Edward Island
HSI/Canada is offering a $1000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the people responsible for the deaths of more than 50 grey seals in PEI.
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January 17, 2013
HSI Applauds Recommendation to the European Court of Justice to Uphold EU Ban on Trade in Products of Commercial Seal Hunts
HSI/Canada commends an opinion by Advocate General Kokott that the European Court of Justice should reject an appeal by commercial sealing interests and some Inuit representatives.
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January 8, 2013
HSI Commends Taiwan for Historic Ban on Trade in Marine Mammal Products
HSI/Canada commends Taiwan for passing a landmark ban on trade in marine mammal products, including seal skins, but exempting products of traditional indigenous hunts.
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November 6, 2012
Russia Intervenes in Canada’s WTO Challenge to the EU Seal Product Trade Ban
Russia joins the European Union and the United States as a party to the WTO challenge, leaving Canada even more alone in its position.
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November 5, 2012
Senator Manning Doesn’t Know a Grey Seal When He Sees One
HSI/Canada condemned Sen. Fabian Manning for his misleading and inflammatory statements on Oct. 31 while speaking in the Senate about Bill S-210, which would end the commercial seal hunt.
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