Iceland, Norway and Japan are the last countries in the world to allow whaling. Much to the chagrin of animal and environmental activists. Invoking animal welfare, the Icelandic government announced on Tuesday that it would suspend whaling until the end of August.
“I have taken the decision to temporarily stop whaling” until August 31, Food Minister Svandis Svavarsdottir said, citing the conditions of Iceland’s animal welfare law. “If the government and the incumbents cannot guarantee the welfare requirements, this activity has no future,” she said.