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International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org)
(Brussels, Belgium) -
The
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) has welcomed a key European
Parliament vote in favor of a ban on the import of seal products to the
EU.
MEPs from the IMCO (Internal
Market and Consumer Protection) Committee, today voted overwhelmingly in favor
of a ban on the trade in seal products without any derogations, and with the
only exemption for products from traditional Inuit seal hunts.
The 25:7 majority vote defeats
plans for a proposed labeling system put forward by the IMCO rapporteur, UK
Liberal......
