News Archive
2007
Major EU Study Highlights Cruelty of Seal Hunts
20 December 2007
The biggest, most authoritative, study ever undertaken on the killing and skinning of seals has just been published by the European Food Safety Authority.
Trial of five seal-hunt observers put on hold until May 2008
19 October 2007
Havres-aux-Maison, Quebec, Canada – The trial for five seal-hunt observers entered its second day today, relating to technical violations of Canada's Fisheries Act during the 2006 commercial hunt.
The Whole World Is Watching as Crown Prosecutors Present The DFO’s Case Against Five Observers In A Quebec Courtroom Today
18 October 2007
Havres-aux-Maison, Quebec – The trial of five seal-hunt observers began today, 18 October, relating to technical violations of Canada's Fisheries Act during the 2006 commercial hunt. The Crown presented their case, based on a single witness – a Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) officer who witnessed the alleged offences.
Press Release: Trial of Seal Hunt Observers Threatens the World’s Right to Witness the Largest Annual Slaughter of Marine Mammals
18 October 2007
Five defendants are set to stand trial in the Magdalen Islands today (Thursday), accused of violating their observation permits during the 2006 East Coast seal hunt.
ProtectSeals Team on Trial for Documenting Canada's Seal Hunt
18 October 2007
Today, the ProtectSeals team – including Mark Glover, Director of UK based Respect for Animals and HSI (UK) – will go on trial for documenting Canada's commercial seal hunt.
Video from the 2007 Canadian seal hunt
10 April 2007
Rebecca Aldworth (Humane Society of the United States) witnesses some of the worst cruelty she has ever seen in her nine years observing Canada's commerical seal hunt.
Cruel Canadian seal hunt begins in northern Gulf of St. Lawrence
5 April 2007
Campaigners from the UK based Humane Society International today witnessed the start of the cruel slaughter of up to 270,000 seal pups.
Update on the 2007 seal hunt in Canada
2 April 2007
The Department of Fisheries & Oceans has announced that the start date for the 2007 seal hunt in the Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada is to be 4 April.
Update on the 2007 Canadian seal hunt
29 March 2007
The Department of Fisheries & Oceans in Canada has announced that the number of animals to be killed in this year’s hunt is 270,000.
Latest news on the 2007 Canadian seal hunt
27 March 2007
Respect for Animals’ Directors, Mark Glover and Nicki Brooks are now out in Canada awaiting the start of the hunt, which is expected this week.
As yet there have been no announcements from the Canadian government confirming the quota for this year, nor confirmation of a start date for the hunt.
Animal welfare groups welcome Government call for urgent EU action on seal imports
8 February 2007
Respect for Animals and the Humane Society International (UK) warmly welcome the Ministerial Statement made today by Ian McCartney, Minister for Trade, Investment and Foreign Affairs, that said the UK would be pressing the European Commission to propose EU-wide measures to ban the import of harp and hooded seal products.