Humane Society Observers of Seal Hunt Not Guilty

by Stephanie Ernst · 2008-10-17 12:45:00 UTC
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Activists who were arrested after observing the 2006 seal hunt in Canada, for allegedly getting closer to the hunt than the law allows, were found not guilty today by a Canadian court.

The Canadian Press: Judge Finds Animal-Rights Activists Not Guilty of Getting Too Close to Seal Hunt
HSUS: Court Declares Seal Hunt Observers Innocent

More info on the annual barbaric seal hunt:
Canadian Seal Hunt
Sea Shepherd's Seal Campaign
HSUS's Campaign to Stop the Seal Hunt

Stephanie Ernst wrote the original Animal Rights blog at Change.org until December 2009. She can now be found at Animal Rights & AntiOppression.
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