Dolphin & Whale Massacre in Faroe Islands

Whaling Massacre in Faroe Islands

Stumbled upon a forwarded email and some YouTube videos on a mass-killing of dolphins and whales in Faroe Islands, Denmark. Shockingly, this has been continued on and on for centuries, and the Faroese defend themselves with the following reasons:

  1. that grindadráp is not a hunt as such, but a dráp meaning a kill (ie that they do not regularly take to sea just to hunt for pilot whales, but only kill those which are sighted swimming too close at land);
  2. that the pilot whale hunt does not exist for commercial reasons, but for internal food distribution among households; and
  3. they do not believe the pilot whale to be an endangered species.

Find out more in Whaling in the Faroe Islands, and check out the video below. Warning: it is extremely graphical.

Though heart aches when I watch the video above, but if you asked me, I would be speechless if this should be stopped. If killing whales and dolphins were considered cruel, what about other fishing activities (sharks, or whatever sea livings), or killings of chickens, pigs, cows, lambs, etc.?

Have your say in the comments.

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  • http://yardyyardyyardy.blogspot.com PhilBee, NZ

    1.I am completely against this senseless massacre.
    2.I am also against knee-jerk reactions that spread like wildfire through the Internet, without due care.
    3.This original posting closely resembles an email I received recently, which was so riddled with grammatical and factual errors that I did some quick research to clarify things. Check out my blog, and you’ll see what I mean.

    http://yardyyardyyardy.blogspot.com/2009/11/gotta-get-it-right.html

    Don’t misunderstand me – I am very much against this outdated custom. But I warn those who attempt to change the Faroese mindset: it’s a total waste of time swearing and cursing etc. You need a considered approach, perhaps offering solutions, showing a mature understanding of their situation (not AGREEING with them at all – just being aware of their traditions and their thinking). Generate a global groundswell with reason, clarity, purpose, calmness.
    Write to the Faroes Government, NOT the Danish one (it’s not the Danes’ issue, it’s the Faroes’ killings). Aggression will only run off their backs and entrench their behaviour (they are after all descended from Vikings!!).
    Good luck…read my blog and you’ll see what I mean.
    PhilBee, NZ

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  • http://yardyyardyyardy.blogspot.com PhilBee, NZ

    1.I am completely against this senseless massacre.
    2.I am also against knee-jerk reactions that spread like wildfire through the Internet, without due care.
    3.This original posting closely resembles an email I received recently, which was so riddled with grammatical and factual errors that I did some quick research to clarify things. Check out my blog, and you’ll see what I mean.

    http://yardyyardyyardy.blogspot.com/2009/11/gotta-get-it-right.html

    Don’t misunderstand me – I am very much against this outdated custom. But I warn those who attempt to change the Faroese mindset: it’s a total waste of time swearing and cursing etc. You need a considered approach, perhaps offering solutions, showing a mature understanding of their situation (not AGREEING with them at all – just being aware of their traditions and their thinking). Generate a global groundswell with reason, clarity, purpose, calmness.
    Write to the Faroes Government, NOT the Danish one (it’s not the Danes’ issue, it’s the Faroes’ killings). Aggression will only run off their backs and entrench their behaviour (they are after all descended from Vikings!!).
    Good luck…read my blog and you’ll see what I mean.
    PhilBee, NZ

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  • http://www.khuenping.com Victor Ng

    @PhilBee: Interesting findings.

  • http://www.khuenping.com Victor Ng

    @PhilBee: Interesting findings.

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