Hera Hilmar Instagram – We had the honour to meet skating legend, marine biologist, artist and environmental activist @peggy_oki , when she came to Iceland for #Hvalagala – where we celebrated the 150 whales that still live because of the summer ban on whaling that our minister @svandissvavarsdottir put into place 🐋✨
Sadly @svandissvavarsdottir has now withdrawn the ban and allowed the whalers to hunt again. The animal welfare laws that she based her decision on are still in place the methods of whaling are still the same. This is to all of us a huge disappointment in our government and wont be forgotten ✊
The hunt has started and today 3 fin whales have been killed 💔🐋🐋🐋 All breaking animal welfare laws and weather/light conditions.
Peggy brought with her curtains of 161 origami whales, representing how many Hvalur hf. killed in 2022.
161 fin whales, second biggest animal on Earth 💔
The origami whales had messages from people all around the world; New Zealand, Italy, USA, Hawaii included, UK, and more, where people of all ages and nationalities ask the people of the Icelandic government to please stop killing these beautiful beings 🐋🐋🐋
She brought them to offices of @svandissvavarsdottir (away), @gudlaugurthor (away) , @katrinjakobsd (away) and Parliament (met @halldoramogensen MP from the Pirate party).
It is in many people’s interest to tire us out and hope that people give up and forget. But we won’t. Every voice matters ✊ Please share info and look up why whales are so important for our ecosystem and our societies, and in the fight against the climate crisis we are already starting to witness 🙏
We @hvalavinir and @last_whaling_station documented Peggy’s journey here in Iceland, where she also met up with fellow skaters and was interviewed by @be_vax in the record store @smekkleysa_sm . I took these photos of her and the first one goes down as one of my favs 😎
Please sign petitions to end whaling in Iceland. Links in bio @herahilmar ,
and keep writing to the ministers :
@svandissvavarsdottir food, agriculture and fisheries
@gudlaugurthor environment
@liljaalfreds culture (this affects other businesses like our film industry and tourist industry)
💙🐋💙 | Posted on 08/Sep/2023 18:57:02
