Response to Food and Veterinary Authority report of whaling in Iceland
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Iceland
Published May 19, 2023
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Response to MAST report on monitoring of whaling in Iceland. The purpose was to promote improved animal welfare during whaling.
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Response to MAST report on monitoring of whaling in Iceland. In August 2022, Iceland‘s Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Ms. Svandís Svavarsdóttir, issued a regulation requiring the Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) to carry out regular inspections of whaling hunts. The purpose of the inspection was to promote improved animal welfare during whaling. “This alarming report underscores the need for a discussion in Iceland about the values we want to be known for. I believe that industries incapable of guaranteeing animal welfare should be considered part of our past rather than our future. This report, along with the expert council on animal welfare’s findings, will serve as essential background material for making decisions about the future of whaling post 2023,“ says Svandís Svavarsdótir, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. According to the law, those who hunt are obliged to do so in such a way that it causes the least possible pain to the animals and that ...
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