Animal rights groups on Wednesday said gunfire killed a beluga whale that rose to fame in Norway after its unusual harness sparked suspicions the creature was trained by Russia as a spy.
The organizations NOAH and One Whale said they had filed a complaint with Norwegian police asking them to open a “criminal investigation.”
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A beluga whale suspected of being a Russian spy found dead off the Norwegian coast was shot, animal rights activists have claimed.
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Animal rights groups said the whale was found with bullet wounds and had been shot in a “heinous crime”.
“We will pursue justice for Hvaldimir,” One Whale founder Regina Haug vowed in a statement on social media.