Stop Whaling in Denmark!
- by: Niki Gianni
- recipient: Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (info@tinganes.fo)
Every year in the Faroe Islands in Denmark, between 2,000-3,000 pilot whales, bottlenose whales, bottlenose dolphins, and Atlantic white-sided dolphins are slaughtered for their flesh.
Entire pods of these intelligent sea mammals are herded into coves by boaters. They are driven onto shore to be killed. Terrified animals see and hear their family members being ripped apart. (The sea remains a bright bloody red for days after the hunt.) Fishermen slice the whales' heads and other body parts with sharp knives, while they are still alive and thrashing to escape. If the whales do not go 'willingly' onto shore, a long, metal hook will be inserted into their blowholes and they will be literally dragged onto the rocky shore.
Undercover video has shown that some animals take up to an hour to finally die after being hauled onto the beach and cut into.
In addition, whale meat contains dangerous toxins, heavy metals and PCB's. It is known to cause an increase in learning disabilities and health issues, when studied in Faroese women and children.
A last thing to note: young children are allowed to participate in these disturbing mass hunts. They may help kill the whales. Is this really something that should be shown/taught to the future generation? Should we preach violence to them?
Please sign to ban whaling in Denmark.
We the undersigned would like to see the discontinuation of the yearly slaughter of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands.
The slaughter is extremely brutal and it seems as no attention is paid to the well-being of the animals. Each year, 2,000-3,000 cetaceans are being massacred for their flesh. Sharp hooks are used to haul unwilling whales onto shore. They are sliced up while still fully alive, thrashing and making loud, audible cries and shrieks to their pod-mates.
Additionally, is this something we should be teaching the next generation? Children should not have to see or participate in animal cruelty such as this. Furthermore, the consumption of whale meat is widely know to cause learning disabilities and health problems in children and infants.
Please end the slaughter of marine mammals in Denmark to stop horrific cruelty to animals and protect local children. Follow the leads of other countries and ban whaling altogether. Thank you for your time and we hope you make the right choice.
