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 Stories About: animal welfare AND Iceland
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Economics 101: Don't kill whales
No demand for Iceland's whale meat |
Andrew Sharpless |
30 Oct 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Two weeks ago, Iceland announced it would defy the 20-year-old worldwide whaling ban and resume its commercial whale hunt. They sure didn't waste any time! Two whales have already been caught, leaving 37 more kills to go. Iceland claims this decision is all about business, so let's take a look at the business side of what they actually are doing. For those of you who slept through this lesson in high school, I'd like to tell you about a little thing I like to call ... |
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| Topics: animal welfare, Iceland (all these topics) |
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