Norway’s seal trade could be over if the government’s decision to cut its 12 million kroner ($1.8 million) subsidy from next year’s budget goes ahead, The Local (Norway’s news in English) has reported.
The Government said it was a decision based purely on economics as seal hunting businesses are run on 80 percent subsidies and during 2014 just three boats and their crew caught 11,980 seals.
The Government said it was a decision based purely on economics as seal hunting businesses are run on 80 percent subsidies and during 2014 just three boats and their crew caught 11,980 seals.
The government denied they were bowing to pressure from animal right campaigners and the EU, which placed a ban on the trade of seal products within the European community in 2009. This was a decision Canada and Norway challenged in 2013 through the World Trade Organization to overturn the EU ban on seal products. The WTO Appellate Body however upheld the ban in May 2014 on moral issues.
However this argument was not believed by Norway’s Centre Party
However this argument was not believed by Norway’s Centre Party
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