The International Herald Tribune is reporting that Russia has pledged to ban the killing of all baby harp seals less than one year old.
Read the article here: http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/27/europe/27seals.php
The International Fund for Animal Welfare's (IFAW) Director in Russia, Masha Vorontsova was quoted in the article as saying ""It should not be confused with an actual ban, remember 35,000 baby seals will still be killed in the White Sea next month unless Russian ministers act swiftly to complete their pledge."
Here, also is a link to IFAW's press release.
How will this move by Putin's government affect the upcoming deliberations of the European Union on their potential seal product ban?
Stay tuned...
Filed by J.C. Bouvier, IFAW Hunt Watch team member, en route to the Isle de Madalein in the Gulf of St. Lawrence...follow his travels and experiences on a seal pup watch this weekend, and IFAW actions in general on Twitter. http://www.twitter.com/action4ifaw
IFAW has led the fight to stop the cruel slaughter of seal pups
since the 1960s, resulting in the import ban of newborn whitecoat
seal pelts in 1983. Today, with offices in 16 countries, IFAW is the
world's leading animal welfare
organization, fighting to save seals both on the ice and through vital
scientific and market research.
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