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Iceland suspends whale hunt on animal welfare concerns

Yahoo News – AFP

June 20 2023

Iceland’s government said Tuesday it was suspending this year’s whale hunt until the end of August due to animal welfare concerns, likely bringing the controversial practice to a historic end.

“I have taken the decision to suspend whaling” until August 31, Food Minister Svandis Svavarsdottir said in a statement, after a government-commissioned report concluded the hunt does not comply with Iceland’s Animal Welfare Act.

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