‘No future’: Iceland cancels whale hunt over animal welfare concerns
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Iceland has suspended its planned hunt for fin whales this year, citing animal welfare concerns. On June 20, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, the country’s minister of food, agriculture and fisheries, announced that the whale hunt was postponed because “the fishing method used when hunting large whales does not comply with the law on animal welfare.” This decision […]
    • IgnoreKassandraEnglish
      24·
      3 years ago

      Damn. Stabbing things hurts them? I’m just learning this now for the first time…

      • maybeEnglish
        6·
        3 years ago

        I think further testing and study needs to occur to confirm this hypothesis. Step over here under my shiny testing instrument and I’ll record the results.

    • MercuryUprisingEnglish
      12·
      3 years ago

      I know, definite some big if true level shit here.

      Almost reminds me of when scientists had to explain to people that fish and crustaceans also feel pain.

    • DdhuudEnglish
      6·
      3 years ago

      Ikr? Stabbing… Not good. I have to write this down.

  • Casmael@geddit.socialEnglish
    27·
    3 years ago

    Something really funny about needing a report to work that out.

    “Surprisingly, when you stab someone with a sharp and pointy stick, it hurts quite a bit. Fascinating.”

    Nobody could have predicted this.

    • zeppoEnglish
      5·
      3 years ago

      I’m not sure if it’s some sort of cognitive dissonance or denial, but a lot of people believe for some unknown reason that various animals or other organisms don’t feel pain… even though they react like they obviously do. Lobsters are a good example.

    • Melpomene@kbin.social
      2·
      3 years ago

      Right?

      Dear scientists, I too dislike being skewered with sharp pointy things. I also dislike getting perforated by sharp stabby things or punctured by fast metal things.

      So we’re clear.

  • Geek_KingEnglish
    25·
    3 years ago

    Do people mind being harpooned? Asking for a friend.

    • Rioting PacifistEnglish
      5·
      3 years ago

      We can’t be sure until a government study tells us.

      Unrelated I’m looking for volunteers in a government run experiment.

  • quantum_mechanicEnglish
    17·
    3 years ago

    Wow, imagine that, other mammals and animals can feel pain. Who’d have thunk?

  • Doubleohdonut@lemmy.caEnglish
    14·
    3 years ago

    I thought harpooning whales was an ancient relic of the past, not something we’re STILL fighting against in the 21st century. Oof.

  • ElephantKantEnglish
    11·
    3 years ago

    Thus begins the beginnings of “We’re whalers on the moon, we carry a harpoon!” Sorry, wrong community

  • sweet_and_full_of_grace@kbin.social
    81·
    3 years ago

    It was also just a single company running a few extremely old ships. The guy who runs it must have had extreme pull to have lobbied for keeping whaling running for so long in the face of massive unpopularity.

    Minke whale tastes absolutely fantastic though. Might miss it.