Friday Aug 20 , 2010 the EU will ban the trade of all seal products. The International Fund for Animal Welfare have welcomed the announcement of this new legislation as they have long campaigned to see an end to all commercial sealing.Lesley O'Donnell, director of IFAW EU said:
"We are absolutely delighted with this legislation. It is the culmination of years of hard work and we will continue our efforts until cruel commercial seal hunting ends once and for all."
The ban by the European Union is described as significant because it will stop the trade of seal products from any commercial hunt. The ban will include Norway, Canada and Namibia but at the same time protect sealing by indigenous people.
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