What the WTO victory means for animal welfare beyond the international seal trade

Sonja Van Tichelen Tue, 06/10/2014 When Canada and Norway complained about the EU’s 2009 seal trade ban to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the international trade body of 159 countries, we were very unsure as to what eventual outcomes might be. In a few cases it had ruled on the relationship between trade and public morality concerns, but never before had this international trade court taken on a case, let alone made a judgment, about animal welfare. RELATED:WTO supports EU ban on seal products: What needs to happen next? read more