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Actor Lays Down The Law On Seal Hunting

April 24, 2013

(CELEBRITY ACTIVISM) Actor Jude Law is joining celebrity activists like Ke$ha and Sarah McLachlan and speaking out against the annual Canadian seal slaughter. The Sherlock Holmes star recently teamed up with PETA and wrote a letter urging the World Trade Organization (WTO) to uphold the EU’s ban on seal products. The handsome Brit wrote, “I’m writing to urge the panel to uphold this ban, which is in line with the wishes of compassionate people all around the world, including the majority of European citizens. Even local sentiment is turning, and a lack of markets has led Canadian officials to seriously examine whether the slaughter should end.” The WTO’s final hearing on the issue will be held on April 29. Read on to find out what Law proposes would be a better solution for sealers and seals. — Global Animal

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Baby Harp Seal Looks For Mom

April 24, 2013

(ANIMAL VIDEO) Mom? I know you’re around here somewhere. Where are you!? (Hint: Look behind you!) — Global Animal

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UPDATE: Harp Seals’ Lives Spared

September 17, 2012

(ANIMAL WELFARE) Two harp seal pups slated for death at the Aquarium des Iles in Quebec, Canada were granted temporary reprieve on Saturday due to an overwhelming public outcry from animal activists all over the world. The six-month-old pups, Zak and Mika, were to be killed on Saturday after the aquarium in the Gulf of St. Lawrence closed for the summer. However, the decision has been temporarily reversed as a petition targeting the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to spare the seals’ lives has garnered over 150,000 international signatures. Read on to learn what’s next for Zak and Mika. — Global Animal

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Harp Seals Face Slaughter At Aquarium

September 14, 2012

(ANIMAL WELFARE) Two six-month-old harp seal pups are scheduled to be killed this Saturday September 15, when the Aquarium des Iles in Quebec, Canada closes for the winter. The two pups, Zak and Mika, were taken as newborns from the wild this spring by Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO-MPO) and placed on display for the summer. The aquarium accepted the young seals despite knowing they would not be released back into the wild at the end of the season, but instead slaughtered in the name of ‘research.’ — Global Animal

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“Seal Wars”: Slaughter On Skeleton Coast (VIDEO)

May 22, 2012

(SEA SHEPHERD) On June 8, Animal Planet will air Seal Wars, a one-hour documentary capturing Sea Shepherd’s efforts to stop Nambia’s notorious seal slaughter. Although the footage is under wraps, the animal rights organization said that the Nambian government believed Sea Shepherd breached their National Security and had the navy, army, and police working to keep the massacre hidden. Animal Planet has finally released the trailer for the special and it looks astounding, to say the least. Read on for more on the documentary and the trailer. — Global Animal 

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Singer Proposes Plan To End Seal Hunting

April 15, 2012

(CELEBRITY NEWS) CANADA — The end of Canadian seal hunting is coming to an end. PETA and Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan contacted Prime Minister Stephan Harper with a proposed exit strategy for seal hunters, suggesting that the government buy out the sealers. With the European Union standing by its ban on seal products, and Russia’s recent ban, 90% of Canada’s seal product exports have now been eliminated. Read on for more on McLachlan’s interesting proposition to end seal hunting for good. — Global Animal 

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Ke$ha Not Into “Clubbing” In Canada

March 11, 2012

(TAKE ACTION) CANADA — Even though Ke$ha portrays herself as a care-free party girl in her music, she is actually very serious when it comes to protecting baby seals. The singer is urging people to boycott Canadian seafood in hopes that it will convince the country to keep their fisherman from clubbing seals. Read on to find out how you can follow in Ke$ha’s footsteps and help baby seals. — Global Animal 

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Baby Harp Seal Slide

October 22, 2011

(ANIMAL VIDEO) This baby harp seal is so cute sliding down the snow that we dare you not to watch this video again, and again. — Global Animal

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