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Article: Survey Data Indicate Americans Strongly Oppose Canadian Seal Hunt; The Humane Society of the United States Says Canadian Tourism Threatened.
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- December 18, 2002
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WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A survey released today by The Humane Society of the United States finds that a strong majority of Americans oppose Canada's seal hunt, which has increased dramatically in recent years to levels not seen since the 1960s.
The poll conducted in November by Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates found that 79 percent of U.S. voters opposed killing seals for their fur. Last year, according to the Canadian government, 307,000 harp and hooded seals were killed for their fur in the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland, Labrador and Quebec. This kill exceeded the official 2002 quota of 285,000 seals yet no penalties were ...