Public opinion in Iceland does not indicate mass support for renewed hunting of endangered species using methods often described as exceptionally cruel.
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00:00 The Icelandic government has decided not to extend a temporary two-month long ban imposed
00:06 on whaling amid animal welfare concerns.
00:10 Svante Svava Dóttir, the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries said the practice
00:15 can resume on Friday but with stricter conditions.
00:19 Animal protection charity Humane Society International has slammed the minister's "devastating and
00:24 inexplicable decision."
00:26 Iceland is one of three countries in the world that allows commercial whaling, along with
00:30 Norway and Japan.
00:31 (whooshing)