> Sculpture of euthanised walrus Freya unveiled in Oslo fjord, Norway / 33E43FT
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Sculpture of euthanised walrus Freya unveiled in Oslo fjord, Norway / 33E43FT
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A bronze sculpture is unveiled in Oslo, Norway of the walrus Freya who gained global attention last summer after playfully basking in the Oslo fjord until officials euthanised her. Erik Holm, instigator behind the statue, explains that he was "very provoked by the way Freya was treated (...) it says something about how the state of Norway relates to wild animals - We like to tell other countries how to deal with, whether it's tigers, or lions or whatever - That we can't even take care of our own animals." Christian Ringnes, spectator and funder behind the sculpture, says "this is quite an important monument (...) It's really about the human right to intervene in nature". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES