Tuesday 7th February 2012
Seals
Wednesday 18th March 2009 16:07
The hunting of baby seals is to be stopped in Russia, the government has announced.
Russia has seen protests in 20 different cities this week in support of the ban. Valdimir Putin, Russia's Prime Minister said the trade was a “bloody industry”.
The EU is trying to prevent the killing and has proposed a ban on the sale of all seal products.
It is looking at the import, transit and export of the materials used. Its response follows European Parliament concerns that these practices have caused unwarranted suffering.
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