Re: RSPCA Newsletter

"Sigvaldi Eggertsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > 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.

That makes it ok eh?