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Baby Seal Pup HSI Victory for Canadian Seals
Baby Seal Pup
8x8 inches / oil on panel
Victory for Canadian Seals.
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Dear jeanne,
I have some really wonderful news to share with you today.
Taiwan has just passed a historic ban on all commercial trade in marine
mammals! This is a major step forward in marine mammal protection, and a
key development in the campaign to end Canada’s commercial seal hunt.
HSI and our partner group EAST have been working since 2010 to
close the Taiwanese market for seal products and today we can declare
victory. The Canadian government lobbied hard against us trying to
block this ban, but we pushed back and we succeeded.
Taiwan’s decision has set an important example for other
nations in the region and will hopefully help to inspire China to follow
suit. The movement to end seal product trade is spreading in Asia and we
are thrilled.
Today is a great day for seals and we could not have done this
without your continued support. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rebecca
Aldworth
Executive Director
Humane Society International/Canada
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