Department of the Interior, Obama, consider sanctions over Iceland’s whaling

Iceland may face trade sanctions after U.S. officials formally declared that the island nation’s whaling is undermining an international ban on commercial trade in whale products. “Killing endangered fin whales is not only brutal, it’s short-sighted,” said Taryn Kiekow Heimer of the Natural Resources Defence Council. “Iceland should not be allowed to ignore the fact that, regardless of some temporary financial reward, this practice is simply unsustainable and cruel,” she said. Read more@ smh,com  08:10

One Response to Department of the Interior, Obama, consider sanctions over Iceland’s whaling

  1. - Moderator says:

    From Shark fins, to seals, whales, that are not endangered, there sure seems like a lot of folks just can’t help to try controlling what other people from other cultures eat, while expressing we should embrace other cultures!

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