Whale meat found in illegal Finnish dog food imports

Finnish authorities have uncovered the illegal import of whale meat from Norway for use in dog food. Investigations revealed that in 2022, approximately 36,000 kilograms of minke whale meat, a species protected under the CITES Convention, was imported into Finland in violation of international and national laws. The whale meat was used to produce sled dog food.

The shipments consisted of 72,000 kilograms of dog sausages, of which half was minke whale meat and the rest poultry.