A tragedy happened in the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. More than 700 whales and dolphins were slaughtered in one day as part of the traditional ‘grinddrop’. This turned the seashore red. This incident which took place on May 27 came to light late.
According to the World Environment Organization ‘Sea Shepherd’, hunters brought 402 pilot whales (Whales) and four bottlenose dolphins ashore at Sandegerdi Bay in Tórshavn and dismembered their bodies. Similarly, 168 white-sided dolphins were killed in Skalabotnur and 132 white-sided dolphins in Halvik. At one time, as there was a shortage of weapons used to kill them, their bodies were torn open using sticks and knives. As a result, they died beating on the shore. It is noteworthy that many people, including children, were watching this slaughter on the beach. Valentina Krast, director of Faroe Islands at Sea Shepherd, strongly denied this. He said that killing innocent animals in such a cruel way cannot be justified. On this occasion, they demanded to ban this tradition.
They say that this mass slaughter is a tradition of 1000 years. However, animal lovers are very angry about this. In modern times this is considered a barbaric act and an outdated practice. They are demanding the governments to stop this immediately. It is noteworthy that on the eve of this mass slaughter, the Faroese Parliament passed an amendment to the welfare law for poached dolphins.
