Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in Strasbourg backed the ban on the use of seal products by a majority of 550 to 49. Individual EU nations are endorsing the decision. The UK is scheduled to enact the ban in August this year. The implications for sporran makers, retailers and hire companies in Scotland are not yet clear. It is probable that making sporrans from sealskin will be completely banned. However, it seems likely that sporrans already made can be sold or hired. How this will be policed is not clear. Perhaps we will need to carry evidence that our sporrans predate the ban.