Global News - December 2007
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Canadian seal hunters 'do not always use humane methods'
Thu 20 December 2007 13:20 UK — North America,Marine Wildlife
A new report has called for Canadian seal hunters to be trained better, citing areas of concern for seal welfare in the annual commercial hunt.
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) study highlighted aspects of the hunting process that were "inherently inhumane", in particular the prolonged suffering caused by the netting and trapping of young seals underwater.
At the same time, the report called for monitoring of the hunts, independent of both the hunters and non-governmental organisations.
"There is strong evidence that, in practice, effective killing does not always occur but the degree to which it does not happen has been difficult to assess," the EFSA panel stated.
"Seals should be protected from acts that cause them avoidable pain, distress, fear and other forms of suffering," they added.
According to figures published in the EFSA report, 750,000 seals are killed and skinned for commercial purposes annually, with 60 per cent of the culling occurring in Canada, Greenland and Namibia.
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