Licence to kill 🐋

A multi-millionaire has been slaughtering endangered fin whales – many of them pregnant. Now Iceland's government granted him a new licence to slowly and painfully slaughter 128 of these majestic giants. Public pressure – including from 1.7 million of us! – forced the government to rethink before. Let's urgently come together again and make sure this is Iceland's last licence! Just a few days ago, Iceland issued millionaire whale hunter Kristján Loftsson a licence to murder 128 vulnerable fin whales.Fin whales are awe-inspiring -- capable of communicating through song, feeling love, and experiencing deep emotional suffering. Loftsson often kills them pregnant, and a study found that these majestic giants can take up to 2 hours to die after being harpooned.We can still stop this cruelty and protect the second largest mammal on earth – not just this season but for good – by helping change the law and making this Iceland's last licence.The Icelandic government is under pressure. The key minister admitted she doesn't agree with whaling but says the law forced her to grant the licence. Brave lawmakers plan to try to repeal that law.We can help, like we did before: Let's make this a PR nightmare for the Icelandic government, and build a 2 million-strong call to put whalers like Kristján Loftsson out of business forever. Time is ticking – add your name and share with everyone you know!

A multi-millionaire has been slaughtering endangered fin whales – many of them pregnant. Now Iceland's government granted him a new licence to slowly and painfully slaughter 128 of these majestic giants. Public pressure – including from 1.7 million of us! – forced the government to rethink before. Let's urgently come together again and make sure this is Iceland's last licence! SIGN HERE Dear friends, Just a few days ago, Iceland issued millionaire whale hunter Kristján Loftsson a licence to murder 128 vulnerable fin whales. Fin whales are awe-inspiring -- capable of communicating through song, feeling love, and experiencing deep emotional suffering. Loftsson often kills them pregnant, and a study found that these majestic giants can take up to 2 hours to die after being harpooned. We can still stop this cruelty and protect the second largest mammal on earth – not just this season but for good – by helping change the law and making this Iceland's last licence. The Icelandic government is under pressure. The key minister admitted she doesn't agree with whaling but says the law forced her to grant the licence. Brave lawmakers plan to try to repeal that law. We can help, like we did before: Let's make this a PR nightmare for the Icelandic government, and build a 2 million-strong call to put whalers like Kristján Loftsson out of business forever. Time is ticking – add your name and share with everyone you know! Make this Iceland's last licence Scientists discovered cells in whales' brains that process complex emotions like romance and grief. These were thought to exist only in humans and great apes, but whales have up to three times more of them than humans! Loftsson says he might not have enough time this season to organise the slaughter of these gentle giants.  But he's not likely to stop. A few years ago, shocked visitors saw one of Loftsson's ships floating in bloody water, hauling a carcass. "Just tell them to look somewhere else. They can just turn around and look the other way," he said. Let's show him that we won't look away until whaling is gone for good. Whaling season is open, Loftsson has a licence, and at any moment he could decide to go on a killing spree. So we need to move fast to stop the hunt – now and forever! Add your name and share everywhere – when we make it massive, Avaaz will deliver our call directly to the top decision-makers in Reykjavik! Make this Iceland's last licence One of the very first campaigns after Avaaz was founded pushed for an end to cruel whale hunting – and since then, our community has flocked together again and again, called out governments that allow the slaughter of these amazing creatures, convincing ports to not let the whalers dock, and winning important protections. The fight continues – let's come together once more. With hope, Antonia, Nate, Mo, John, Huiting and the whole Avaaz team More information: Iceland grants country's last whaling company licence to hunt 128 fin whales (The Guardian) Iceland issues license for 128 fin whales to be hunted this year (AP News) Whales in love: Like humans, their brains are wired for romance (The Independent) Meet Iceland's Whaling Magnate. He Makes No Apologies (The New York Times) Iceland suspends whale hunting over animal rights concerns (Al Jazeera)

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