Monday, May 11, 2009
The “Red Alert” this week celebrates a victory for seals. Just last week the European Parliament voted to outlaw the buying or selling of seal products in all 27 nations of the EU from the commercial seal slaughter, as reported by the ProtectSeals team. This is a huge victory for seals as the EU was one of the world’s top markets for seal products. After several years of providing documentation and the testimony of key witnesses to the cruel slaughter, a declaration was introduced and then a vote of 550 MEP’s in favor to only 49 against (41 abstained.) And the ProtectSeals team couldn’t have done this without the public’s help. Hopefully, this is another huge step in halting this barbaric practice worldwide once and for all.
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