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IFAW Statement: Time for a real debate on the commercial seal hunt
2nd May 2012 by | 0 Comments
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) commends Senator Mac Harb for re-introducing a bill to end the Read more »
Canadian Senator Mac Harb addresses the crowd at the International Day of Action
Courageous Canadian Senator fights to debate the commercial seal hunt and end it
2nd May 2012 by Sheryl Fink | 6 Comments
Today Canadian Senator Mac Harb will formally re-introduce legislation to end the commercial seal hunt in Canada. Despite Read more »
Waste and cruelty are endemic at the commercial seal hunt
19th April 2012 by Sheryl Fink | 2 Comments
I get asked a lot about why IFAW travels to the ice each year to document the commercial seal hunt. Many people believe the Read more »
VIDEO: Slow start to Canadian seal hunt as sealers stay home
13th April 2012 by Sheryl Fink | 6 Comments
There is nothing more frustrating than being prepared to document the commercial seal hunt and being kept down by one thing Read more »
Northern Gulf seal hunt opens with a fizzle
Northern Gulf seal hunt opens with a fizzle
11th April 2012 by Sheryl Fink | 1 Comments
And so it begins…day one of the Canadian commercial seal hunt in the Northern Gulf of St Lawrence The International Read more »
Commercial seal hunt in the waters off Newfoundland and Labrador © IFAW/S. Cook
IFAW: $3.6 million sealing industry bailout is a waste
5th April 2012 by | 0 Comments
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) condemns the Canadian government's decision to provide $3.6 million in Read more »