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MP PUSHES FOR END TO CRUEL AND UNNECESSARY COMMERCIAL SEAL HUNT

March 21, 2007 12:00 AM

Greg Mulholland, MP for Leeds North West, has supported a call for stronger steps to help end Canada's cruel commercial seal hunt, which saw more than 350,000 seals clubbed or shot last year.

Greg has supported Early Day Motion 1006 welcoming the UK Government's recent announcement that it will press the European Commission for new legislation to ban the import of all harp and hooded seal products into the EU. The EDM calls for EU legislation to be introduced as soon as possible and for a national ban for the UK to be considered until EU-wide measures are in place.

Commenting Greg said:

"The hunting of seals is cruel and unnecessary, and it must stop.

"I am glad that the UK Government is backing an EU ban, it sends a clear and powerful message to those who perpetrate these culls that the market for their products is dwindling fast and that it is finally time for this horrendous practice to end."

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