BRIGITTE BARDOT - BARDOT ASKS OBAMA FOR BAN ON SEAL PRODUCTS

BARDOT ASKS OBAMA FOR BAN ON SEAL PRODUCTS

Movie icon turned animal-rights-activist BRIGITTE BARDOT has written an open letter to U.S. President BARACK OBAMA, begging him to ban seal products.
Bardot appealed to French leader Nicolas Sarkozy earlier this month (Feb09), voicing her outrage over laws that permit seal hunting.
And as the leaders of the European Union consider a ban on seal products, Bardot has expressed her "immense hope" that Obama will use his positive ties in Europe to lobby for the ban.
In a statement released on Friday (20Feb09), the French star urged Obama to finally put a stop to the cruel treatment of the animals for the production of meat, oils and pelts, "even if I know that he is in demand from all directions and he already has a lot to do in his own country".
The star linked her appeal to Obama's visit to Canada on Thursday (19Feb09) - a country widely criticised for its annual seal hunt.
The U.S. banned Canadian seal products in 1972.