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Killing of endangered fin whales looks set to resume in Iceland – despite poor market and international opposition

adintino — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:34:03 +0000

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Tue, 05/07/2013

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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) has condemned an apparent decision to resume the cruel practice of harpooning endangered fin whales in Iceland.

Kristjan Loftsson, the lone Icelandic whaler responsible for slaughtering 280* fin whales in Icelandic waters in recent years, halted his fin whaling operation for two years but according to Icelandic media reports, plans to start the killing again shortly.

IFAW calls on Japan to end its cruel whaling for good as fleet returns with lowest catch

adintino — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:38:32 +0000

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Fri, 04/05/2013

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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) is urging Japan to abandon its dying whaling industry as the fleet returns to port with its lowest Antarctic catch since ‘scientific whaling’ began in 1987.

Japanese Whaling Photos and Video for Press

rbartlett — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:28:28 +0000

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Tue, 02/05/2013

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New research reveals true cost of Japanese whaling

rbartlett — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:05:04 +0000

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Tue, 02/05/2013

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In a report published today, The Economics of Japanese Whaling, IFAW shows how the Japanese government even diverted tsunami relief funds to support whaling. Annual government subsidies for Japanese whaling average around 782 million yen (US $9.78m), but in 2011 this increased by around 2.28 billion yen (US $28.55m).

Korea rejects sham science, confirms plans to pursue non-lethal whale research instead of whaling

adintino — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:01:54 +0000

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Tue, 01/08/2013

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The Republic of Korea has confirmed its plans to pursue non-lethal whale research as an alternative to the cruelty of so-called scientific whaling.

Tens of thousands of people around the world, many of them IFAW supporters, emailed the Korean government in protest after it announced its intention to begin so-called scientific whaling at July’s International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Panama City, Panama.

Japanese fleet heads to Antarctica to harpoon more whales

adintino — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:12:35 +0000

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Fri, 12/28/2012

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The Japanese whaling fleet has left port for Antarctica to train its harpoons on around 1,000 whales.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) is disappointed that the Japanese government continues to prop up this needless slaughter with taxpayers’ money which would be better spent supporting the country’s whale watching industry.