Protect Seals News
December 19, 2011
HSI Canada Calls for Canadian Sealing Industry Buyout Following Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Belarus Seal Fur Ban
HSI Canada commends the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Belarus for prohibiting further import and export of fur from harp seals, the primary targets of Canada’s commercial seal hunt. Learn more
September 21, 2011
KG - NY Restaurant Group Joins The HSUS to Protect Seals
The HSUS is pleased to announce that KG-NY Restaurant Group has joined the Protect Seals campaign boycott of Canadian seafood. Learn more
August 10, 2011
Fireman Hospitality Group, LLC Joins The HSUS Boycott to Protect Seals
By encouraging restaurants, chefs and consumers to boycott Canadian seafood, The HSUS intends to convince Canada's fishing industry to stop participating in and supporting the commercial seal slaughter each spring. Learn more
June 29, 2011
The HSUS Joins Together with Chefs for Seals, Celebrities, Top Chefs and New Yorkers to End Canada’s Commercial Seal Slaughter
The HSUS, Nigel Barker and Chefs for Seals hosted a celebration of seals and the more than 250 compassionate chefs in New York who are working together to encourage Canada to end its commercial seal slaughter. Learn more
May 9, 2011
The HSUS Celebrates the 30 James Beard Nominees Who Have Joined the Protect Seals Campaign
The HSUS congratulates 30 chef-supporters of the Protect Seals campaign who are nominees for James Beard Foundation Awards 2011. Learn more
April 12, 2011
HSI Canada Exposes Seal Hunt Cruelty During Canada-EU Trade Talks
Marking the opening days of Canada’s commercial seal hunt off Newfoundland, HSI Canada broadcast images of the slaughter on a giant video screen outside the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement negotiations in Ottawa. Learn more
April 7, 2011
Celebrity Chefs Join The HSUS' Protect Seals Campaign
The HSUS is proud to announce that 12 of America’s favorite celebrity chefs have joined the Protect Seals boycott of Canadian seafood. Learn more
March 25, 2011
HSI Canada Condemns Harper Government’s Reckless 2011 Seal Hunt Quota
HSI Canada condemned the Harper government's irresponsible seal hunt quota for 2011: 468,200 harp, grey and hooded seals, an increase of 80,000 from 2010. Learn more
March 15, 2011
HSI Canada Commends China for Steps to Ban Seal Product Trade
HSI Canada applauded the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China for accepting two legislative proposals to ban Canadian seal product imports to China. Learn more
March 14, 2011
HSI's Partners in China Launch Nationwide Campaign Against Canadian Seal Trade
At a March 2011 event in Beijing, HSI's Chinese partners announced a campaign against trade in products of commercial seal slaughter. Learn more
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