Ocean Sentry
Yesterday evening, 30 pilot whales where savagely massacred on a beach on Borðoyarvík, located in Norðoyar, Faroe Islands.
The hunt, known as the ‘grindadráp’ or ‘grind’ which can happen at any time during the year, is defended by Faroe islanders who say it is part of their cultural heritage and is a tradition stretching back over hundreds of years.
The whales and dolphins are herded into bays by small boats before they are hacked to death by locals using hooks and knives as a sort of gruesome ritual.
Slauthtering whales is banned in Denmark and acrorss the EU, as they are classified as strictly protected under the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. But despite a protectorate of Denamark, the Faroese are a not a member of the EU, creating a legal grey area.
