Every summer, the Faroe Islands’ beaches are soaked with #whale and #dolphin blood as hundreds of these majestic creatures are needlessly slaughtered.
Fishers in boats circle the whales and dolphins, driving them into shallow waters before killing them with knives.
The government says it is an Indigenous tradition that feeds families on the islands, but only a handful of locals consume whale and dolphin meat yet they kill over 1000 a year.
We can stop this #horror. #Iceland just banned the cruel practice after massive public pressure. If enough of us speak out we can force the Faroese government to stop this brutal #killing spree.
Add your name to ask the Faroese government to end this bloody hunt.
The hunt is a tradition that dates many years ago, when people would hunt dolphins and whales during times of #famine. But those conditions no longer exist.
In 2022, the government limited the number of Atlantic white-sided dolphins that could be killed a year to 500, after over 1400 were killed in 2021, sparking global fury. This shows that public pressure works , and if we turn up the heat on the government of the #FaroeIslands we could force a full #ban!
Experts have said that the lack of sufficient international political pressure is the main reason this murderous practice continues.
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