Over 200 pilot whales killed in the Faroe Islands
The mass slaughter of at least 245 long-finned pilot whales has taken place in Leynar, Faroe Islands. Among those killed were 25 pregnant females and 13 juveniles, with the entire, cruel process taking approximately 30 minutes.
Each year over 100,000 dolphins and small whales are killed in hunts across the globe but the Grind (hunt) in the Faroes are some of most vicious.
It is estimated that since 2010 around 900 pilot whales and dolphins are slaughtered in Faroese each year and their deaths are horrific. Family groups are driven to shore where blunt metal hooks are sunk into their blowholes. They are dragged up the beach where they are often killed in a very rudimentary way. Pilot whales and dolphins are paralysed and killed with a spinal lance (a tool with a double-edged blade). Death is agonising and often slow.
Pilot whale meat is contaminated with heavy metals and Faroese health authorities have issued toxicity warnings for those who may wish to eat it.
Whales play a vital part in keeping the ocean healthy, and a healthy ocean helps our collective fight to reverse climate breakdown. We need more whales in the ocean not less. These hunts are totally pointless and we stand with the many Faroese people who want them to end.
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