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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9709
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment

Commission proposes banning trading of seal products in EU to prevent unnecessary suffering

Brussels, 23/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - A victory for animal welfare activists: on Wednesday 23 July the European Commission proposed a ban on the trading of seal products (skin, fur, meat or fat) which are killed and skinned in ways that cause pain, distress and suffering are not found on the European market. The draft regulation in this connection, adopted by the College of Commissioner, aims to ban imports into the EU from third countries (as well as the transiting through or export from...

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