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Icelandic hunting vessels in port

Whaling boat kept in port after more hunt cruelty exposed

Icelandic whale hunting fleet One of the whaling boats involved in the latest hunts in...
Commerson's dolphin

New Important Marine Mammal Areas added to global ocean conservation list

Commerson's dolphin Experts from a number of countries have mapped out a new set of...
Fin whale shot with two harpoons

Whalers kill just days after Iceland’s hunt suspension is lifted

Whalers in Iceland have claimed their first victims since the lifting (just a few days...
Fin whale

Icelandic government lifts suspension on cruel hunts

The Icelandic government is to allow fin whales to be hunted again after lifting a...

British Government condemns Taiji dolphin hunt

WDC welcomes the statement of the British Ambassador Tim Hitchens in condemning the Japanese dolphin hunts

It is also worth taking a look at the increasing numbers of dolphins going into captivity from these commercial whaling operations

And if anyone says the dolphins don’t suffer, please see this footage , or in Japanese 

Please help WDC to stop the trade that feeds this horrific whaling. Several airlines have already been persuaded to stop transporting dolphins from the Japanese hunts, but we still need to do more to end this once and for all.

Drive hunts infographic