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The moral problem with commercial seal hunting

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The Canadian seal hunt leads to animal suffering, and a European Union ban on the import of its products should stand, says Andy Butterworth.

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  1. Andy Butterworth is a senior lecturer and researcher in clinical veterinary science at the University of Bristol, UK.,

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Butterworth, A. The moral problem with commercial seal hunting. Nature 509, 9 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/509009a

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