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On a cloudy day in September, locals went on their traditional whale hunt. This happens once a year in the Faroe Islands. Only hunters with permits are allowed to take part in the traditional hunt.
But this year things took a turn for the worse. Over 1400 dolphins were killed – in just one day!
Even Locals Are Outraged!
This might be a local tradition. But even locals from Faroe are disgusted by what happened. Over the years people have built better boats and hunting equipment. The poor defenseless dolphins have no technology to fight back.
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These poor dolphins had no choice. They were rounded up and killed with no chance of escape. Locals have petitioned to stop the culling – but they need more support. The dolphins need your help, before this happens again next year!
A local tradition
Whale (and dolphin) hunting is a local tradition in the Faroe Islands. Hunters go to great lengths to get certified to take part in the tradition. Centuries ago, this was a way for these people to get meat, fat, and skin – necessities for survival. These days it’s more of a sport. People don’t need to go out and kill dolphins or whales to survive. They just do it because they’ve been doing it for so long. Some hunters say it’s better than keeping animals in cages just to be killed and eaten. And the hunted dolphins are still consumed. Even though it isn’t really necessary
Locals in the Faroe Islands are starting to question their tradition. They’re saying that people need to be careful not to take advantage of technology. The spokesperson for the event, Sjurdur Skaale, a Danish MP for the Faroe Islands, said things got out of control this time. And that people should have known better.
The hunters thought there were only about 200 dolphins in the super-pod they herded toward the beach. But they soon noticed there were much more. But nobody stopped the culling. Instead, the entire pod was killed. The only comforting thought is that they were killed humanely. They all died within a second of having their spinal cord severed. But those that were killed last had to swim in their friends’ blood while they waited to die:
Time to Petition
Whaling is still legal in the Faroe Islands. That means the people that killed 1400 dolphins in a day didn’t break any laws. They might be punished because they went a bit overboard, but that won’t stop them from doing it again in the future.
Activists have been against this practice for a long time – but now is the time to come together and put an end to this abuse of power. Sign the petition below to add your voice to the people who are speaking up for the dolphins that have died.
