CANADIAN CULLING OF SEALS

Early day motion 1056, tabled 10 April 2003 by Ashok Kumar (Labour). Signed by 51 members.

That this House is dismayed to learn that the Canadian Government has authorized the culling of one million seals over the next three seasons; notes with disgust that many of the pups are only three weeks old when they are clubbed, and that some are actually skinned alive; congratulates the Mirror newspaper for its coverage of this issue and for its hard work 20 years ago in campaigning for a European ban on importing baby seal fur; and calls upon the Government to raise this issue with the Canadian Government; and to urge them to end such barbaric practices.

Signatures by party: Labour 38, Liberal Democrat 5, Conservative 4, Labour/Co-operative 2, DUP 1, UUP 1.