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Courageous Canadian Senator fights to debate the commercial seal hunt and end it
Sheryl FinkMay 2 2012Today Canadian Senator Mac Harb will formally re-introduce legislation to end the commercial seal hunt in Canada.read more
View ArticleVIDEO: Slow start to Canadian seal hunt as sealers stay home
Sheryl FinkApr 13 2012There is nothing more frustrating than being prepared to document the commercial seal hunt and being kept down by one thing we have absolutely no control over – weather. read more
View ArticleVIDEO: Canada fails again in fisheries management by placing politics over...
Sheryl FinkMar 28 2012This post was modified from a yet unpublished letter to the editors of Canada’s Corner Brook Western Star newspaper. - EDA recent editorial suggested that the 2012 allowable catch...
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The decision to continue the Canadian commercial seal hunt is difficult to...
Sheryl FinkMar 26 2012What a week it has been!read more
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What if Canada opened a commercial seal hunt and no one came?
Sheryl FinkMar 22 2012read more
View ArticleIn an ironic coming of spring, Canada sets seal quota at 400,000 pups
Sheryl FinkMar 20 2012read more
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Spotlight Canada: Let’s make the seal hunt history
Sheryl FinkMar 15 2012As the International Day of Action for Seals is upon us, this is a perfect time to reflect on the current realities of the Canadian seal hunt and appreciate just how far we’ve...
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New Duke University/IFAW study shows harp seals on thin ice
Sheryl FinkJan 5 2012read more
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Major victory as Russia bans trade in harp seal skins
Sheryl FinkDec 19 2011I’m thrilled to tell you that the door to one of the largest markets for seal products has now been slammed shut – the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the Russian...
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Elusive Chinese seal deal is just another year of empty promises
Sheryl FinkOct 28 2011read more
View ArticlePresenting the facts on sealing to the Namibian ombudsman
Sheryl FinkOct 24 2011The International Fund for Animal Welfare was recently invited to a stakeholder meeting in Namibia, organized by the Ombudsman after he received complaints about Namibia’s seal...
View ArticleFlawed report calling for massive grey seal cull is nonsense
Sheryl FinkOct 3 2011Mass exterminations of grey seals have been called for many times over the years in Canada, so it comes as no surprise to us that the Fisheries Resource Conservation Council...
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Canadian Fisheries Data Directly Refutes Seal Cull Myth
Sheryl FinkAug 2 2011The data in DFO’s own report raises the question: If cod mortality does not track to grey seal numbers, how could a reduction in the size of the grey seal population possibly be...
View ArticleVIDEO: When Cruelty is the Norm, Fighting for Seals is Crucial
Sheryl FinkJun 8 2011Canada remains defiant in its intent to challenge the EU seal product ban at the WTO, despite the estimated $10 million price tag. But Canada’s defiance could end up costing...
View ArticleWaste and cruelty are endemic at the commercial seal hunt
Sheryl FinkApr 19 2012I get asked a lot about why IFAW travels to the ice each year to document the commercial seal hunt. Many people believe the commercial hunting of seals is justifiable – even...
View ArticleNorthern Gulf seal hunt opens with a fizzle
Sheryl FinkApr 11 2012And so it begins…day one of the Canadian commercial seal hunt in the Northern Gulf of St LawrenceThe International Fund for Animal Welfare’s seal team is in Newfoundland, Canada...
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