Posted AT 5:06 AM EDT on 10/03/08
New sealing rules in place for more humane hunt
OTTAWA — Canada will impose new rules for killing seals to make the annual hunt more humane, just as the European Union is weighing a ban that could devastate the industry.The federal Fisheries Department will set new standards that call for hunters to sever the arteries of seals after they have been shot or clubbed in order to ensure their deaths are quick and less painful, according to spokesman Phil Jenkins.
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