Iceland , Puts Annual
Whale Hunt , on Hold .
'Newsweek' reports that Iceland has placed its annual
whale hunt on hold amid claims that it does
not comply with the country's Animal Welfare Act. .
This activity cannot continue
in the future if the authorities
and the license holders cannot
ensure the fulfillment of
the welfare requirements. , Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Icelandic Minister
of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, via NBC.
This activity cannot continue
in the future if the authorities
and the license holders cannot
ensure the fulfillment of
the welfare requirements. , Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Icelandic Minister
of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, via NBC.
On June 20, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, the Icelandic Minister
of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, announced the
annual hunt would be postponed to the end of August.
I have decided to suspend
all whaling operations, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Icelandic Minister
of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, via NBC.
'Newsweek' reports that Iceland is one of
the few countries that still actively hunts whales. .
Between Iceland, Japan and Norway, , approximately 1,000 whales , are killed worldwide every year.
According to data from the International
Whaling Commission (IWC), around 6,000 to
7,000 whales were killed annually prior to 1986. .
In 1986, the IWC established an
international ban on whaling. .
Data from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation
shows that Japan, Norway and Iceland have
killed nearly 40,000 large whales since 1986.
Data from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation
shows that Japan, Norway and Iceland have
killed nearly 40,000 large whales since 1986.
Aboriginal communities in the Faroe Islands,
Greenland, Siberia, Bequia Island and
Alaska are still allowed to freely hunt whales