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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
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
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 23, 2013
Encuesta de Opinión Sobre Corridas de Toros: Mientras España Debate Proyecto de ‘Apoyo a las Corridas’, la Mayoría de los Españoles se Opone al Uso de Fondos Públicos para este Cruel Deporte de Sangre
Mientras el parlamento español debate una nueva propuesta de ley para declarar a las corridas de toros patrimonio cultural, una encuesta de opinión pública de Ipsos MORI contratada por HSI revela que la mayoría de los españoles no aprueban la utilización de fondos públicos para este deporte de sangre y que tres cuartas partes de la población no han asistido a una corrida de toros en los últimos cinco años.
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April 23, 2013
Bullfight Opinion Poll: As Spain Debates ‘Support for Bullfighting’ Bill, Most Spaniards Oppose Use of Public Funds for Cruel, Waning Bloodsport
As the Spanish Parliament debates a proposed new law to declare bullfighting a cultural heritage, an Ipsos MORI public opinion poll commissioned by HSI reveals that the majority of Spaniards do not approve of public funds being used for the bloodsport and that three quarters of the population haven’t attended a bullfight in the last five years.
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April 18, 2013
Minister Rejects Calls for Close Season to Protect Hares
Environment Minister Richard Benyon rejected calls for a meeting to discuss the need for a statutory close season for hares, in order to protect pregnant and nursing does and their young during their sensitive breeding season.
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April 16, 2013
European Commission Tests on Horsemeat Safety Are Incomplete
Read HSI's statement following the European Commission’s report on horse meat safety.
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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 19, 2013
Pilot Badger Killing Likely to Proceed This Summer
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson confirmed that authorisation had been issued by Natural England for the two pilot badger culls, in Somerset and in west Gloucestershire.
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March 13, 2013
Singer Janie Christensen Donates Use of Song “Pretty”
New York songwriter Janie Christensen recorded “Pretty,” a song about the cruelty of cosmetics testing on animals, and donated its use to Humane Society International’s Be Cruelty-Free campaign.
