03/29/06 Croatia Bans the Import of Seal Pelts!

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While the world is fighting a battle for seals in Canada Croatia bans the import of seal pelts!

At the height of protests on six continents and with the opposition of the whole world, while Paul McCartney and Brigitte Bardot are repeatedly appealing to the Canadian Government to stop the slaughter of seal pups and the world known musician Morrissey cancels his Canadian tour in protest against this crime, 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 No. 83/129/EEC of March 28, 1983 on the import of pelts and products derived from some newborn seals in member states (SL L 091 09/04/1983 page 30), Article 20 of the Rule Book of Transboundary Transport and Trade of Protected Species which is being implemented by the Nature Protection Law (Article 101, item 6) and 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 from Appendix X! 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 being hunted commercially on the east coast of Canada!

With this praiseworthy decision of the Ministry of Culture, Croatia joined Mexico, the United States, Greenland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Luxembourg, which have already been banned or are in a process of introducing a ban on import of pelts and other products derived from seals.

"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 the world and Canadian public which is opposed to this pointless and shameless slaughter," says Luka Oman, chairman of Animal Friends. "We would like the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Croatia to follow the bright example of the Ministry of Culture and implement the ban on breeding animals for fur in Croatia in their Animal Protection Bill Proposal."

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