EU commission rejects appeal for ban on Canadian seal products

The European Union’s executive commission today rejected appeals for an EU-wide ban on the import of seal fur products to force the closure of Canada’s annual seal hunt.

EU commission rejects appeal for ban on Canadian seal products

The European Union’s executive commission today rejected appeals for an EU-wide ban on the import of seal fur products to force the closure of Canada’s annual seal hunt.

In Brussels, the EU said a 1983 EU law which imposed limited bans on the import of fur taken from young seal pups “provides adequate response” to concerns presented by the European Parliament.

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