Rally calls for law to ban seal shooting
ANIMAL rights activists will take to the streets of the Capital wearing seal masks tomorrow to campaign for a ban on shooting the animals.
Supporters of Advocates for Animals are holding a rally outside the Scottish Parliament at 10am to promote the Look Out For Seals campaign.
The organisation is calling for full legal protection for seals in the Scottish Government's forthcoming Marine Bill, saying thousands of the animals are needlessly shot in Scotland every year by the fish farming and fishing industries.
Spokeswoman Joanne Sim said: "We are sure that the public in Edinburgh will be horrified to find out that thousands of seals are needlessly being shot every year in Scotland and we hope that they will join our campaign calling for full legal protection for these beautiful animals.
"We will be urging the public to respond by sending our campaign postcards, but people can also support our campaign with a just a few simple clicks at www. lookoutforseals.org."
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