New poll shows the UK public wants salmon without seal killings
Today, the Seal Protection Action Group (SPAG) and International Animal Rescue (IAR) have released the results of a new poll revealing that the majority of the UK public wants better protection for UK seals and for retailers to stop buying salmon from producers that shoot them. The poll, conducted by YouGov (17-20th July) revealed that […]
Namibia’s barbaric seal slaughter exposed
Over 90,000 seals, including 85,000 pups are brutally clubbed to death each year in Namibia, making it the second largest seal cull in the world next to the Canadian hunt. The slaughter begins in July and continues for around five months. Clearly, the authorities and hunters are determined to hide this cruel atrocity from public […]
EU agrees to ban cruel seal trade!
On Tuesday 5th May in an historic vote for animal welfare the European Parliament voted by a huge majority (550 – 49) to ban trade in all seal products derived from commercial slaughter. The ban will be implemented in 2010 and will help save hundreds of thousands of seals that are brutally clubbed, shot and […]
Urgent Action!
Help stop the cruel slaughter of millions of seals with just one call today!
The European Parliament will be voting on May 5th on proposals to ban trade in all seal products derived from commercial slaughter. This is a fantastic opportunity to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of seals that are brutally clubbed, shot and often skinned alive each year in Canada and around the world. […]
Watch SPAG on BBC Countryfile via the I-Player
On Sunday 5th April, our campaign to stop the slaughter of up to 5,000 seals in the UK was featured on the BBC One’s flagship rural affairs programme ‘Countryfile’. Millions of viewers watched the show and we have been overwhelmed by the number of people that have contacted us expressing their support for our campaign. […]
SPAG on BBC Countryfile this Sunday!
Our campaign to stop the slaughter of up to 5,000 seals in the UK has been so successful it is to be featured on BBC One’s flagship rural affairs programme ‘Countryfile’ this Sunday 5th April at 7pm. Last week, SPAG’s Campaign Director Andy Ottaway travelled to a remote location in western Scotland to film an […]
Russia pledges to end its bloody seal hunt
Russia has stated it will end its annual slaughter of 35,000 seals. The Country has now stopped killing very young seals (whitecoats) and has pledged to protect older seals too. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has called the hunt a “bloody industry” and said “it is clear that our hunt should have been banned a […]
Canadian Seal Hunt: EU seal trade ban an important step closer
On Monday 2nd March, the European Parliamentary Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, voted in favour of a comprehensive ban on trade in all seal products. This is a vital step in our campaign to see a complete ban on the import of seal products into the European Union. The Seal Protection Action Group (SPAG) […]
MP tables a UK Parliamentary EDM to protect seals
Labour MP Paddy Tipping is backing our ‘Saving Scotland’s Seals’ campaign by tabling a Parliamentary Early Day Motion (EDM) below, co-sponsored by Conservative MP David Amess: EDM 678: Protection for seals – That this House recognises the UK’s international obligations to maintain its globally important seal populations at a favourable conservation status; notes that seal […]
Scottish Green Party Leader backs seal protection
Scottish Green Party leader Robin Harper is backing our ‘Saving Scotland’s Seals’ campaign by tabling the Motion below with the Scottish Parliament. *S3M-3167 Robin Harper: Protection for Seals—That the Parliament calls on the Scottish Government to recognise the threat to the seal population in Scottish waters from disease, climate change and shooting; particularly notes the […]
