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Calls Grow To Ban Fur Farming in Iceland
Following RÚV’s reporting on fur farming in Iceland last week, which included photos by Finnish photographer and animal rights activist Kristo Muurima documenting conditions on Icelandic fur farms, there has been renewed discussion about banning fur farming in the country. Þóra Jóhanna…
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Icelandic Slaughterhouse Gassing Pigs
The Stjörnugrís slaughterhouse in the Kjalarnes district of Reykjavík is making headlines for its use of gas chambers in slaughtering pigs. Following the release last month of shocking hidden camera footage out of the U.K. showing pigs screaming in terror and struggling…
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EFTA Warns Iceland Over Its Operation Of “Blood Farms”
The saga of Iceland’s so-called “blood mares” continues, with the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority (ESA) serving the country formal notice today that it has “failed to fulfil its obligations under the EEA Directive on the protection of animals used for…
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Reykjavík Animal & Family Park Seal Pool To Be Expanded 2021
The seal pool in the Reykjavík Animal and Family Park (Húsdýragarðurinn) will be expanded next year. The city representative of the Pirate Party, Dóra Björt Guðjónsdóttir, spoke to Vísir about the expansion project, which is estimated to cost ISK 100 million. The…
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Be Great, Adopt A Homeless Cat And Become Less Lonely
We’ve noticed dear readers that you love cats and that’s cool because cats are cool. And there are plenty of cats in Reykjavík–around 20,000 in fact–but sadly not all cat owners are good and some of our furry feline friends end up…
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Inhumane Egg Company Files For Bankruptcy
Owners of Brúnegg, an egg farm exposed for inhumane treatment last year has filed for bankruptcy and laid off all employees, reports RÚV. According to a press release from the company, announcing its closure, sales dropped down to almost nothing following the…
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MPs Vote Against Cutting Subsidies To Farmers Who Abuse Animals
MPs for the Independence Party and the Progressives voted against a change to agricultural laws that would have cut off subsidies to farmers who have been found guilty of serious or repeated animal abuse. Stundin reports that the proposed change came from…
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Pig Farms Make Some Improvements
Icelandic pig farms have reportedly made a number of significant improvements to the conditions in which pigs live, but there is still a ways to go. The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) has issued a new report on the results of…
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There Is Nothing To Celebrate About Bacon
This weekend, the Bacon Festival will be upon us again. Why this is still a thing, I have no idea. Bacon is a tired meme – declaring your unabashed fervor for bacon got played out in 2005, along with ninjas and pirates…
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Farmers Who Break Animal Welfare Law Could Lose Subsidies
The Icelandic Animal Welfare Association (IAWA) has recommended that farmers who break animal welfare laws be stripped of public subsidies, and that recommendation could be encoded in law. RÚV reports that when a comprehensive law on animal welfare was first submitted, it…
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Wants Animal Welfare Certification System For Meat
An animal welfare organisation wants to create a certification system for meat that would attest to the animal’s treatment while on the farm. While numerous news stories about the poor treatment of domestic animals intended for meat production have received considerable attention,…
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Just FYI, It’s Illegal To Drown Mice
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (IFVA) has published a reminder that it is illegal to drown mice in Iceland, reports RÚV. Increased reports of mouse infestations this fall has lead to the illegal use of mouse traps – some homemade –…
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Pig Gelding Becoming More Humane
Progress has been made in encouraging Icelandic pig farmers to abide the law where the gelding of pigs is concerned. “The large pig farms have hired veterinarians to geld pigs with anaesthetic,” Auður Arnþórsdóttir, a veterinarian at the Icelandic Food and Veterinary…
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News in Brief Late May
With the municipal elections on June 1, many politicians scrambled at the end of May to tilt public approval in their favour, even if it meant appealing to some voters’ worst tendencies. Five days before the elections, polls showed that the Progressive…