Thank you for your support, your signatures made a difference and 400.000 signatures were received by Svandis Svavarsdottir the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries in June. But the fight is not over!

In June, the Minister made a decision to suspend the whale hunt temporarily, until August 31st. 

Iceland’s own Food and Veterinary Authority published a report on the fin whale hunt concluding that the time it took to kill the animals exceeded the maximum time permissible under the Icelandic Animal Welfare Act. Footage documented by the Authority showed whales struggling for hours and suffering painful deaths. In response to the Authority’s findings and public outcry, the Icelandic Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries suspended all whaling operations in Iceland until the end of August while a review is conducted to determine whether whaling operations can be carried out in compliance with the law.

This was a very important step forward—but more needs to be done to ensure that this brutal hunt never happens again.

Please continue to share and get more signatures!

You can also write to the Minister and thank her for the temporary stop and urge her to ban whaling permanently. Email: svandis.svavarsdottir@althingi.is