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Whale and dolphin slaughter in the Faroe Islands
An average of 1000 pilot whales and dolphins or more are slaughtered in the Faroe Islands every year. Entire family groups of whales,…
Whale and dolphin slaughter in the Faroe Islands
An average of 1000 pilot whales and dolphins or more are slaughtered in the Faroe Islands every year. Entire family groups of whales, known as pods, are driven ashore and killed using hooks and knives. The whale hunt, or grind as it is known, has been conducted for centuries. It once provided important food for the Faroese population, but today it is little more than an inherently cruel tradition that produces meat and blubber that Faroese health leaders have warned is no longer safe to eat because of the toxic pollutants that concentrate in the whales.
WARNING – DISTRESSING CONTENT: Horrifying images have emerged amid the slaughter of close to 1500 dolphins in the Faroe Islands.
An entire “super pod”, estimated to consist of 1428 white-sided dolphins was herded 40km into waters off the self-governing Danish archipelago late on Monday (local time), according to reports.
Moments later, dolphins can be seen thrashing as they are slaughtered in shallow waters turned red with blood, in video uploaded to social media by activist group Sea Shepherd.
In this image, published by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a dead Pacific white-sided dolphin carcass was lifted from the blood-stained water of Eysturoy Island, part of the Faroe Islands, on Sunday, September 12, 2021.
Boats bob up in the water surrounding the surviving animals, preventing them from escaping.
Blood splatters into the air as a dying dolphin thrashes its tail against the surface.
Men, women and young children walk among the carcasses piled up along the beach as far as the eye can see.
Campaigners concerned about children witnessing dolphin slaughter
Sea Shepherd Australia’s managing director Jeff Hansen told Yahoo News Australia the footage is the “most shocking and disturbing” he has seen since joining the group in 2007.
Describing the scenes as “the stuff of nightmares”, he has urged the global community to call for an end to the annual hunt.
“I feel sick to my core seeing such cruel, heartless, barbaric and prolonged suffering of such highly intelligent socially complex beings,” he said.
Mr Hansen added he was particularly concerned about children witnessing the bloodshed, adding the violence is worse than films they would be restricted from viewing.
“There is no classification on earth for this sort of disgusting monstrous behaviour that we see the Faeroese children encouraged to watch,” he said.
The EpixKids Team, joining the opinion of Mr. Hansen, call on the international community to put an end to the cruel killing of dolphins!
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