TAIPEI, Taiwan – Two leading retailers in Taiwan say they have stopped selling seal oil products in response to a campaign by animal rights activists to protect Canadian seals.
The Animal Society of Taiwan said Saturday more than 160,000 Taiwanese have signed a petition against using seal oil, which is used as a dietary supplement, after viewing a film about Canadian hunters clubbing the marine mammal to death.
In response, pharmacy retailer Watsons says it is taking seal oil products out of its 230 stores in Taiwan, and Cosmed says it is doing so from its 110 stores.
Despite the campaign, the Taiwan government has refused to ban seal oil imports.
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