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Seal hunting has long been known as a cruel practice by animal rights activists and conservationists.  Yesterday, the European Union took steps to ban seal products including “fur skins, organs, meat, oil and blubber.”  An exception is made for seal products originating from indigenous people and “marketed on a not-for-profit basis”.  The Environment News Service explains:

In its announcement of the new regulation, the Council said that several EU member states have adopted or intend to adopt legislation prohibiting trade in seal products, and the regulation “will harmonize rules concerning the marketing of seal products so as to avoid fragmentation and distortion of the internal market.”

Hong Kong actress and singer Karen Mok will travel to Canada to speak out against seal hunting just before the start of this year’s seal hunting season, during which an estimated 300,000 will be killed for their fur and meat.

Mok will work with the Hong Kong Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to make a mini documentary on seal hunting. The film and the publicity of Mok’s journey will be used to encourage Hong Kong to ban trade with Canada for seal products.