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NAME: BEL EU SEALS 20080425I TAPE: EF08/0436 IN_TIME: 10:10:21:06 DURATION: 00:00:47:05 SOURCES: EBS DATELINE: Brussels - 25 Apr 2008 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST 1. Wide shot of European Union news conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English): Barbara Helfferich, EU spokesperson: "Mr Dimas has stated in an interview on 12 April that he intends to come forward with legislation which would ban the import and sale of products derived from seals which have been unsustainably hunted, in other words inhumanely killed." 3. Cutaway of journalist 4. Wide of presser STORYLINE An European Commission spokesperson on Friday that the EU Environment Commissioner planned legislation within months banning the sale of products within the 27-nation bloc from seals which have been "unsustainably hunted ... Inhumanely killed". Her statement came after Animal rights groups called Friday for the European Union to ban imports of seal products, saying the latest videos of animals being beaten and shot off Canada's Atlantic coast showed the hunt is inhumane. "Mr Dimas has stated in an interview on 12 April that he intends to come forward with legislation which would ban the import and sale of products derived from seals which have been unsustainably hunted, in other words inhumanely killed, " spokesperson Barbara Helfferlich said referring to EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas. The rules, meant to ease European Union concerns, add extra steps to make sure the animals are dead before they are skinned - a recommendation made in an EU report released in December. Dimas has come under mounting pressure from animal rights groups and lawmakers at the European Parliament to take action. Canadian officials say the hunt is sustainable, humane and well-managed. Canada's Special Ambassador Loyola Sullivan warned the European Union this month that Canada could take action under world trade rules if seal products such as blubber, meat or pelts are banned. Canadian officials argue that a hunting ban would be disastrous for the aboriginal Inuit peoples who live in Canada's Arctic region and depend on the annual seal hunt for incomes and food. The Canadian hunt of some 335-thousand seals in 2006 brought in about 25 (m) million US dollars. But the animal rights groups say the methods shown on their film contravene rules the Canadian government imposed before this year's hunting season. The EU assembly last year issued a resolution calling on the EU to ban all fur imports. The EU has banned the import of white pelts from baby seals since 1983. Several European Union nations, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have their own bans on all seal products. The United States has banned Canadian seal products since 1972. The activists have also called for a total hunting ban that would affect Canada, which has the world's largest commercial hunt, along with Russia, Namibia, Greenland and EU members Finland and Sweden.
Footage Information
Source | ABCNEWS VideoSource |
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Title: | Belgium EU Seals - EU environment spox comment on ban of products from seal hunt |
Date: | 04/25/2008 |
Library: | APTN |
Tape Number: | VSAP562653 |
Content: | NAME: BEL EU SEALS 20080425I TAPE: EF08/0436 IN_TIME: 10:10:21:06 DURATION: 00:00:47:05 SOURCES: EBS DATELINE: Brussels - 25 Apr 2008 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST 1. Wide shot of European Union news conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English): Barbara Helfferich, EU spokesperson: "Mr Dimas has stated in an interview on 12 April that he intends to come forward with legislation which would ban the import and sale of products derived from seals which have been unsustainably hunted, in other words inhumanely killed." 3. Cutaway of journalist 4. Wide of presser STORYLINE An European Commission spokesperson on Friday that the EU Environment Commissioner planned legislation within months banning the sale of products within the 27-nation bloc from seals which have been "unsustainably hunted ... Inhumanely killed". Her statement came after Animal rights groups called Friday for the European Union to ban imports of seal products, saying the latest videos of animals being beaten and shot off Canada's Atlantic coast showed the hunt is inhumane. "Mr Dimas has stated in an interview on 12 April that he intends to come forward with legislation which would ban the import and sale of products derived from seals which have been unsustainably hunted, in other words inhumanely killed, " spokesperson Barbara Helfferlich said referring to EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas. The rules, meant to ease European Union concerns, add extra steps to make sure the animals are dead before they are skinned - a recommendation made in an EU report released in December. Dimas has come under mounting pressure from animal rights groups and lawmakers at the European Parliament to take action. Canadian officials say the hunt is sustainable, humane and well-managed. Canada's Special Ambassador Loyola Sullivan warned the European Union this month that Canada could take action under world trade rules if seal products such as blubber, meat or pelts are banned. Canadian officials argue that a hunting ban would be disastrous for the aboriginal Inuit peoples who live in Canada's Arctic region and depend on the annual seal hunt for incomes and food. The Canadian hunt of some 335-thousand seals in 2006 brought in about 25 (m) million US dollars. But the animal rights groups say the methods shown on their film contravene rules the Canadian government imposed before this year's hunting season. The EU assembly last year issued a resolution calling on the EU to ban all fur imports. The EU has banned the import of white pelts from baby seals since 1983. Several European Union nations, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have their own bans on all seal products. The United States has banned Canadian seal products since 1972. The activists have also called for a total hunting ban that would affect Canada, which has the world's largest commercial hunt, along with Russia, Namibia, Greenland and EU members Finland and Sweden. |
Media Type: | Summary |