Former seal hunt defender Brian Peckford, 79, makes political last stand at expense of cattle, pigs, & public health OTTAWA, Canada––Canadian cattle and pigs fed grain from the United States are going hungry. Some cattle and pigs en route from Canada to finishing and slaughter in the U.S. may be stuck aboard trucks. Entering a […]
Even Dildo buyer loses interest in Atlantic Canadian sealing products
Potential customers for seal hunt nowhere in sight ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland––A token Atlantic Canada seal hunt opened on April 12, 2015, but as of May 4, 2015, only 28,778 seal pelts had been landed, according to the Canadian Department of Fisheries & Oceans, of a quota of 468,000. Potential buyers for seal products […]
Sealers seem determined to go down with their ships in wake of WTO decision
ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland; Iqaluit, Nunatsiaq ––Ruling against an appeal by Canada and Norway against the European Union ban on imports of seal products, the World Trade Organization may have sunk the future economic prospects of the Atlantic Canada seal hunt. But Canadian sealers appear to be more inclined to go down with their ships […]