posted on 2006-04-02

Croatia bans seal products

Croatia has banned the import of seal products joining Mexico, the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Luxembourg.

News Release from Animal Friends Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
March 29, 2006

At the height of protests on six continents and with the opposition of the whole world, Croatian Nature Protection Division - Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Department with the Ministry of Culture bans the import of seal pelts and other products derived from seals!

According to the Directive of the Council of Europe, which came into force by being published in Official Gazette No. 34/2006 on March 27, 2006, Croatia banned the commercial import of skin and other products derived from skin and seals In this case, the word is about the Cystophora cristata - hooded seals and Phoca groenlandica - harp seals, the very species of seals that are now commercially being hunted on the east coast of Canada!

"By taking this extremely important step, Croatia contributed a lot to endeavours of the Coalition to Protect Seals which at the moment has 47 member organizations from all over the world, but also to more than 70% of world and Canadian public which is opposing to this pointless and shameless slaughter", says Luka Oman, chairman of Animal Friends Croatia. "We would like that the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Croatia follows the bright example of the Ministry of Culture and implements the ban on breeding animals for fur in Croatia in their Animal Protection Bill Proposal."

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