The recent Faroe Islands drive hunt, which resulted in the tragic death of 42 pilot whales, has reignited the longstanding debate surrounding the annual grindadráp – a centuries-old tradition where whales and dolphins are herded to shore and killed. This event prompted the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and six other prominent animal welfare and marine […]
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Petition: Hundreds Of Whales Brutally Slaughtered In The Faroe Islands During Sickening Whale Hunting Season
Animal activists from around the world are mourning the death of hundreds of whales and dolphins after the Faroe Islands’ horrific whale hunting “tradition” continued last month. Many had hoped for this year’s whaling season to be cancelled due to the pandemic, but sadly, it was given the go ahead by fishing ministry Jacob Vestergaard […]
POLL: Should the Faroese be sanctioned for continuing to slaughter whales?
The people of Faroe Islands take it very seriously when it comes to whaling. Not only has it always been a tradition, but also at a certain time—a survival necessity. In modern times, when the whale meat can be altered with other food supply and is said to contain dangerous amounts of mercury, it has […]
POLL: Should the whale slaughter in the Faroes be banned?
A pod of 11 pilot whales has been slaughtered on in the sixth drive hunt – or grindadráp – of the season. Conservationist said today that 501 pilot whales have so far been slaughtered this year in the northern archipelago. While the Faroese authorities say the slaughter is quick, Sea Shepherd campaigners refute the claims […]
Murder Most Foul in the Faroes
Once again, another cruel summer opens to the horror show of evil that the Faroese call the grindadráp, which translated means “the murder of whales.” This year the Faroese not only have the Faroese Coast Guard and the Danish Navy to defend these brutal and pitiless killers, but the whalers also have the services of […]