Last week Angela Smith MP joined anti-fur campaigners at Parliament to watch horrific footage of the 2008 seal hunt in Canada and plan the next steps of the campaign to end it.Angela, who has seen the seals in their natural environment in the past, was particularly disturbed at the footage of baby harp seals being clubbed to death in a Canadian nature reserve.
Campaign group ‘Respect for Animals’ briefed MPs with eye witness reports and were backed by actress Alison Steadman, who showed her strong commitment to end the seal hunt.
(Angela pictured above with Alison Steadman).
Angela said, “the Canadian seal hunt is the largest slaughter of marine animals on the planet, and the footage revealed the killing is clearly not quick or humane. I have now taken the matter up with the UK Trade Minister, who is lobbying our European Union counterparts to attempt to bring in a Europe-wide ban on seal products.
"The Canadian Government should be encouraging eco-tourism for people to visit these magnificent animals in their natural habitat rather than supporting this cull.”
Thanking Angela for her support, Respect’s Mark Glover commented that it is still legal to import the products of this cruel slaughter into the UK. Calling for an end to the slaughter, he acknowledged that it is achievable with the support of MPs like Angela Smith.
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