Re: RSPCA Newsletter

"Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...

> 2/ WHALE KILLING
> Iceland has stopped its whaling for this year, having killed 36 minke
> whales. It's the first time the island nation has slaughtered whales in 15
> years.
> 
> Although Iceland killed two less minke whales than it said it would this
> summer, whale meat is still being stockpiled as people don't seem to want it
> and Japan has shown no sign of buying it.
> 
> Iceland intends to continue its two-year programme of killing 500 whales
> next year.

Less than 300 whales are to be killed during the entire 5 year
programme, a maximum of 60 whales per year.
These are minkie whales, a specie that is not endangered and the stock
around Iceland includes more than 50 000 animals.