Tag: whales

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1,500+ tonnes of endangered whale meat shipped to Japan

Conservation and animal protection organisations confirmed more than 1500 tonnes of products from endangered Icelandic fin whales were shipped to Japan in July 2016 The discovery comes as Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) considers removing key protection for whales

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Norwegian whale meat linked to country’s fur industry

As the Norwegian whaling industry prepares for the start of the 2016 whaling season, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today released a document that indicates Norwegian fur farms have used minke whale meat to feed animals raised for the country’s fur industry