Where is the market for seals?
Seal products are 100% banned in the United States. Seal pelts are now banned in Italy, Croatia, Belgium and the Netherlands, and soon to be in the United Kingdom. Canadian seal pelts are banned in Greenland and Denmark. The markets for fur are primarily in Norway, Russia, Eastern Europe, China, and Japan. There is a market for the seal penis for use as a snake oil remedy for impotence in China. The processing of seal penises is done in Dildoe, Newfoundland. [This is an actual town in Newfoundland]. There is a growing market being developed for seal oil as a health supplement despite the fact that the product contains PCB’s mercury, arsenic, and DDT. The primary producer of seal oil capsules is the Barry Group of Companies. They have produced 900 tons of oil in 2005 and his marketing is being helped along by his close friend Premier Danny Williams. Sea Shepherd has called a boycott of the giant retailer Costco after they reneged on their decision to withdraw seal oil capsules from the
