The Silence Is Deafening: The Commercial* Sealing Industry Has N o A n s w e r s To Our C once r n s 🦭🌎 *This is a plea directed solely toward the commercial seal hunt. We do not oppose, criticize or in any other way condemn the vital small-scale subsistence hunting performed by Inuit communities. For over a year, we have been writing fact-heavy, source-backed letters to the prominent organizations keeping the commercial* seal hunt alive—including the representative of the Canadian Fur Industry, Doug Chiasson , and to Canadian Seal Products , NaturaL Boutique , the Seals and Sealing Network, and the Canadian Sealers Association (CSA). We gave NaturaL Boutique a month, and the other organizations almost a full year to respond to my letters. Guess how many of them have agreed to an open, honest dialogue or a hearing? None. Not a single one. In fact, I was left with nothing but absolute silence... When an industry investing millions into press releases and promotion of seal produc...

As the sun rises over the Atlantic today, the silence of the ice floes is being shattered. At exactly April 6, 06:00 AM, under DFO Variation Order nf.26.052 , the commercial seal hunt officially re-opened. While the rest of the world wakes up to an (Easter) Monday morning, hundreds of sealers are heading out into the Gulf and the Front to begin what can only be described as a state-sponsored massacre. For the next several weeks, the world's largest marine mammal slaughter will take place on the Canadian ice floes—and taxpayer dollars are fueling the boats. The Great Deception The DFO continues to hide behind the term "responsible stewardship." They claim the hunt is "humane" and "scientifically managed." We are witnessing a "biological scapegoat" in real-time. The collapse of the Atlantic cod was a human-made disaster of industrial overfishing. To blame the seals now is not just bad science—it is a moral bankruptcy. A Contradiction of  L e a...

The Digital Sunset: Etsy’s Fur Ban Marks Landmark-Movement in Sustainability BROOKLYN, NY — In a move that has sent shockwaves through the global fashion and wildlife-trade sectors, e-commerce giant Etsy has officially announced a comprehensive ban on all animal fur products. Effective August 11, 2026 , the platform will systematically remove all listings featuring fur from animals killed primarily for their pelts—a decision that effectively severs the sealing and fur industries from one of their last remaining prestige markets. Closing the "Vintage" Loophole Perhaps the most significant aspect of Etsy’s new Animal Products Policy is its refusal to compromise on history. Unlike previous industry bans that allowed "vintage" or "pre-existing" fur to circulate, Etsy’s ban applies to all items "regardless of age or origin." This closes a critical loophole that the fur industry has exploited for years to keep pelts in circulation under the guise of...

In a move stirring both scientific fascination and ethical debate, Colossal Biosciences—known for its (sometimes controversial) “de‑extinction” work—is teaming up with filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson and New Zealand's Ngāi Tahu people in a high‑profile bid to bring back the giant moa. Standing up to 3.6 m (12 ft) tall, these flightless birds were driven extinct around the 15th century by over‑hunting. The newly announced initiative aims to reconstruct a moa‑like bird using cutting‑edge gene‑editing and surrogate incubation techniques. 🧬 Background Colossal has already attracted global attention with its dire wolf and woolly mammoth programs. In early July 2025, the company revealed: Sir Peter Jackson and his wife Fran Walsh invested US $15 million , and Jackson contributed a collection of approximately 400 moa bones . The project is a collaboration with the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre to ensure cultural sensitivity and ecological awareness. The plan: extract ancient DNA from bone fragm...