North Korea Increases Aid to Russia, Mos... Tue Nov 19, 2024 12:29 | Marko Marjanovi?
Trump Assembles a War Cabinet Sat Nov 16, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?
Slavgrinder Ramps Up Into Overdrive Tue Nov 12, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?
?Existential? Culling to Continue on Com... Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:28 | Marko Marjanovi?
US to Deploy Military Contractors to Ukr... Sun Nov 10, 2024 02:37 | Field Empty Anti-Empire >>
Parse failure for http://humanrights.ie/feed/. Last Retry Tuesday September 23, 2025 07:12
News Round-Up Tue Sep 23, 2025 01:12 | Richard Eldred A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Hamas Executes ?Israeli Collaborators? in Streets of Gaza Mon Sep 22, 2025 19:30 | Will Jones Hamas?has executed three Palestinians accused of "collaborating" with Israel on the streets of Gaza, just hours after the UK, Australia and Canada announced their?recognition of a Palestinian state.
The post Hamas Executes “Israeli Collaborators” in Streets of Gaza appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
The Covid Response Was Not a Mistake ? It Was Just Wrong Mon Sep 22, 2025 17:35 | Dr David Bell The Covid response was not an error, and it was not the result of rushing to counter an unknown pathogen. It was a lot of people, mostly professionals, systematically doing what they knew was wrong, says Dr David Bell.
The post The Covid Response Was Not a Mistake ? It Was Just Wrong appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
School Accused of ?Brainwashing? Children After 14 Year-Olds Told to Read Book ?Blaming Them for The... Mon Sep 22, 2025 15:11 | Will Jones A parent has accused a secondary school of "brainwashing" after?he learned that 14 year-old pupils were told to read a book that "blames them for their white skin" ? and his daughter was forced to read it out loud.
The post School Accused of “Brainwashing” Children After 14 Year-Olds Told to Read Book “Blaming Them for Their White Skin” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
No Benefits for Foreigners Under Reform, Says Nigel Farage: Stricter Visa Tests and Deportation for ... Mon Sep 22, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones Nigel Farage?today vowed to block foreign nationals from getting benefits, slashing the welfare bill "by ?234bn", and to deport hundreds of thousands of migrants with 'settled status' by bringing in stricter visa tests.
The post No Benefits for Foreigners Under Reform, Says Nigel Farage: Stricter Visa Tests and Deportation for Those Who Fail Under Crackdown on ‘Settled Status’ Migrants appeared first on The Daily Sceptic. Lockdown Skeptics >>
Voltaire, international edition
Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en
Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en
Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en
Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en
The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en Voltaire Network >>
|
Victory! We've Done It - ARAN Applaud New EU Seal Product Ban!
international |
animal rights |
news report
Tuesday May 05, 2009 12:21 by Stephan Wymore - Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) stephanwymore at hotmail dot com

We bring you more good news! The European Union have just announced that they are to ban the trade in seal products into Europe. This good news comes amid fierce opposition from the Canadian government whom have been sending countless delegations to Europe in order to lobby Ministers and MEP’s. Their campaign has been built on lies and bullying tactics. Today’s news will now mean that once the legislation comes into force, it will be illegal to sell or trade in seal products from countries such as Canada where the cruel commercial seal hunt takes place—thus cutting off a major market for seal skins
 Photo Credit Mark Glover HSUS (c) As many of you know, here in Ireland Animal Rights Action Network had been working hard to support the international campaign to stop Canada killing baby seals. Over the last few months, we have been busy behind the scenes lobbying Irish MEP’s to ensure they stand firm against the lies and deceit that has came from the Canadian government. We have been organizing exciting events and protests to raise awarness of Canada’s seal hunt, including a celebrity photocall that involved longtime ARAN supporter Linda Martin whom was joined by Jim Corr of the band ‘The Corrs’, Gerard Byrne from Fair City along with Irish model and beauty and ARAN supporter Suzanne Mccabe, all kindly donating their time to help our campaign to stop Canada killing seals. We also successfully lobbied the Irish government into a u-turn which meant they suppored a total EU trade ban and not the original that was riddled with loopholes and exemptions. ARAN has also been working with dozens of supporters across the country who too have been working hard, many well into the late hours of the evening lobbying MEP’s, writing articles for the media, contacting Canadian embassy’s and consulates—even some supporters went door to door collecting petitions, distributing our leaflets and much more—it shows that team work does make a huge difference and it shows that ARAN members are now a force to be reckoned with.
Please take a moment to pat yourself on the back if you done something, anything, to help on the EU seal product trade campaign, because its the hard work and determination of kind and caring people like you whom really do make the difference. Over the coming weeks we’ll be announcing the next phase of our Irish campaign so please be ready to roll up your sleeves for more action and please mark your diaries for a big protest on Sunday, May 24th in Dublin, it’s going to be great, more details to follow, soon!
Thank you for all your doing to help animals, we truly do appreciate all your help and support, it makes a huge difference.
|
View Comments Titles Only
save preference
Comments (6 of 6)
Jump To Comment: 6 5 4 3 2 1this is great news well done ARAN for all your amazing work on this, love the celebrity involvement too. now we just need this slaughter to end, well done once again, you guys rock.
wow, thats amazing. well done to everyone who helped.
how exactly ARAN help??
It has been a long campaign - thanks to all of those who kept up the fight for seals all these years....
Canada Stop Killing Seals - Protest at Canadian Embassy
March 17, 2005
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/65012
A Proud EU Fóka
this is surprising i remember back in the 80's when this was first introduced. good to see an end to this killing
"The people who like to adorn themselves with the skins of dead animals will probably just fly to New York or Moscow to buy them anyway."
Nope.
I'll buy my leather shoes in Dunnes Stores as usual.
.
It is good to hear that the importation of seal products has been banned by the EU. While I am greatly impressed (in the run up to the second Lisbon referendum) with the masterful legislations of the European Union I wonder how this will help the killing of baby seals. They were killed to reduce the seal population and not for their commercial value.
As for the sale of seal skin fashion, the people who like to adorn themselves with the skins of dead animals will probably just fly to New York or Moscow to buy them anyway. What the EU should have done was to outlaw possesion of seal skin products. Now that would cause a few frowns among the fur wearing classes (if their botox would allow a frown).
Well done the campaigners. Too little too late from the EU
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3682191.stm