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.
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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.
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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.
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In 1986, the IWC established an international ban on whaling.
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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
