Whitecoat harp seal pup. Photo by Terra Daily
On Thursday, the European Court of Justice issued a blow to the seals when it suspended the EU ban on seal product imports. This unjust act was in response to a lawsuit brought by an Inuit council, Canadian sealers/fishermen, Canadian seal skin processors/purveyors and a Norwegian seal skin processor. Read about the ruling here.
Our take on this lawsuit is that the claims of the Inuit are preposterous. Read why here.
The EU Parliament and the Council of the European Union are defendants in this lawsuit. Please urge them to stand firm in support of the import ban.
Take action for the seals today by sending an email to the EU MEP's and members of the Council of the European Union.
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For the seals,
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Please sign the Petition and crosspost to all Networks you are belong to! The Seals need your Help!
The European Union ban on seal product imports is responsible for saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of defenseless seal pups, pups who would have suffered a horribly cruel death at the hands of Canadian fishermen. Thank you for taking a stand on behalf of these sentient beings who depend on compassionate people to stand up for them.
Now, the European Court of Justice has blocked your brave and just legislative efforts. I believe that the Court is in error in making this decision.
The claim that the EU ban violates the Inuits' human rights is preposterous. Their subsistence sealing is in no way jeopardized by this ban. Their commercial sealing is even exempt from this ban (which I believe it should not be).
The Inuit state that by banning seal product imports, prices for seal pelts have been adversely affected. They claim that this violates the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The EU in no way guarantees a strong market for any products in the ECHR.
I urge you to fight this lawsuit, brought by a consortium of Inuit sealers, Canadian fishermen/sealers and seal processors, and Norwegian seal processors in the strongest possible way. Thank you.
