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Stop Iceland whaling

Sperm whaleWhaling is cruel, unsustainable and unnecessary. Commercial whaling was ‘banned’ in 1986, but over 30,000 whales have been killed since then by Japan, Iceland and Norway and pressure is mounting for the ban to be lifted. Join our campaign to ensure legal whaling does not return and to put an end to ALL commercial whaling forever!

This summer, Iceland’s whalers have undertaken the biggest fin whale hunt in the North Atlantic in more than 20 years, killing 125 fin whales and more than 80 minke whales. With almost no domestic market for whale meat, Iceland plans to export thousands of tonnes of meat to Japan.

Iceland recently applied to join the EU. Whaling and trade in whale products are banned by the EU and we need your help to to put pressure on each member state and the EU Commission itself, to stop Iceland’s whaling.

The decision-makers need to hear directly from their constituents – you. Please take action today!

whaling vessel© Mark VotierJapanese Fleet Sets Sail For Antarctica
Less than a week after a visit to Japan by US President Obama, the Japanese whaling fleet has set sail for Antarctica.
Humpback whale

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Join our campaign and show your support. Make a donation, wear a t-shirt, adopt a whale or why not take part in Save the Whale Week!

harpoon © WDCS/Mark VotierLatin American NGOs Speak Out Against Whaling
Alongside the negotiations for a “compromise” within the negotiations about the Future of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) 40 environmental NGOs jointly presented a petition to all Latin governments Member of the IWC.
Pilot whale © Regina Asmutis-Silvia/WDCSWhale Hunting In The Faroe Islands
Every year in the Faroe Islands, a territory of Denmark, hundreds of pilot whales and other species including bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic white-sided dolphins and bottlenose whales, are hunted for their meat. The techniques used are intensely stressful