Canada Considering Further Restrictions On Seal Hunt Protesters
October 18, 2006 @ 09:08 AM (EST)
Source: Cbc.ca
Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn says officials are working on new restrictions to keep protesters farther from the East Coast seal hunt.
During an appearance before the Commons fisheries committee today, Hearn said he's going to do everthing legally possible to stop demonstrators from interfering with the annual event. He says it's a matter of safety for both the protesters and the hunters, who use guns to shoot their prey on ice floes...
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