Protestors demand ban on imports of seal products at EU
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Anti-seal hunt demonstrators have staged a protest outside European Union headquarters demanding that the 27-nation bloc impose a total ban on all imports of seal products from Canada and other countries.
Some 250 people took part in the protest Tuesday, which coincided with the opening of seal hunting season in Namibia.
The EU is under pressure from animal rights groups and EU lawmakers to take action over seal hunts, which they say are cruel and inhumane.
The activists have also called for a total hunting ban that would affect Canada, along with Russia, Namibia, Greenland and EU members Finland and Sweden. Canada has the world's largest commerical seal hunt.
Some 250 people took part in the protest Tuesday, which coincided with the opening of seal hunting season in Namibia.
The EU is under pressure from animal rights groups and EU lawmakers to take action over seal hunts, which they say are cruel and inhumane.
The activists have also called for a total hunting ban that would affect Canada, along with Russia, Namibia, Greenland and EU members Finland and Sweden. Canada has the world's largest commerical seal hunt.
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