Faroe Islands Dolphin Grind Draws Global Outcry After 700+ Slaughtered in a Day
TL;DR
On Wednesday, over 700 Atlantic white-sided dolphins were herded into shallow bays and slaughtered during the Faroe Islands’ Grindadráp, with reports of equipment shortages forcing knife killings and witnesses describing prolonged suffering; activists say it constitutes cruelty rather than culture and urge bans, while authorities defend the practice as legally regulated.
- 706 Dolphins Slaughtered In Bloody Traditional Faroe Islands Hunt The Inertia
- More than 700 dolphins killed in a single day of Faroe Islands hunts Oceanographic Magazine
- Sea Shepherd Crew Arrested & 706 Dolphins Killed in Faroe Islands Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
- Shocking dolphin killings in the Faroes marineconnection.org
- Faroe Islands’ parliament exempts Grindadráp from animal welfare laws Oceanographic Magazine
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