European Court of Justice Rulings on Appeals
Luxembourg, October 3, 2013 - The European Court of Justice rejected one of two appeals by various Inuit groups and industry stakeholders opposed to the European Union's 2009 ban on imports and trade of seal [...]
Norway’s research proving sealing is humane
TROMSØ, NORWAY — June 20 - 2013, (From Nunatsuvut Times) Norway, hit hard by the European Union’s seal product ban, wants to use research to show the world that they’re sealing in an acceptable manner. [...]
Sweden to authorize own seal hunt?
July 8, 1013 - Our friend Magnus Petersson in Sweden writes to us that various media outlets reporting that the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked the government to authorize a seal hunt to [...]
Nunavut sealing experts honoured at Iqaluit sealing event
Iqaluit: June 24th - 2013 - Peter Varga reports for Nunatsiaq Online on the sealskin workers and hunters who helped preserve Inuit traditions. Organizers of the June 21 Celebration of the Seal in Iqaluit honoured [...]
Premier Dunderdale promotes Sealing industry on mission to China
June 25, 2013 - St. John's - The Canadian Sealers Association welcomes the news that the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Kathy Dunderdale, has made the promotion of the sealing industry as one of the [...]
5 Reasons Why I Support the Canadian Seal Hunt
June 19, 2013 - Vancouver fashion commentator Alexandra Suhner Isenberg writes about her recent visit this past May to NAFFEM, a large fur trade show in Montreal. Invited to the show to check out the [...]
Opinion: Journalist wonders if the jig is up for the antis?
June 7, 2013 - St. John's, Canada - There is an excellent opinion piece in a recent online post by CBC's Newfoundland and Labrador news journalist Azzo Rezori regarding the no-show of legions of animal rights [...]
Finnish law student witnesses seal hunt
The CSA and Frank Pinhorn welcomed the arrival of Nikolas Sellheim to Newfoundland and Labrador for his first hand observations of how the seal harvest is conducted in Canada as part of his research project [...]
The best year we’ve had since maybe 2008-09
St. John's - May 24, 2013 - Canadian Sealers Association executive director Frank Pinhorn, says about 91,000 harp seals have been landed so far this spring. The federal quota for 2013 is 400,000. This year [...]
EU Seal Ban Maims Indigenous Way of Life in the Arctic
Rachael Petersen of Global Voices Online last week wrote about the effect the EU ban is having on the indigenous way of life in Northern Canada. - April 30, 2013: - A European Union court [...]