🚨Two @SeaShepherdSSCS volunteers have been detained in the Faroe Islands following yesterday’s grind killings, which left more than 600 pilot whales and Atlantic white-sided dolphins dead across three separate hunts. We are actively working to secure their release #StopTheGrind
Please share the horrors of what the Faroe Islands are doing at this present time “The Grind” murdering hundreds of pilot wales in the name of tradition . Barbaric killing leaving mammals to die for over an hour encouraging children to become psychopaths. Boycott and petition T
🚨 Yesterday, the Faroe Islands became the scene of a day we will never forget.
At around 14:00 in Tórshavn, a grind was called and boats set out. Whalers spent more than an hour searching for and pursuing a pod of around 100 bottlenose dolphins. At 15:20, the hunt was called off after the species was identified. The last documented slaughter of bottlenose dolphins in the Faroe Islands was in 2022.
But the day was far from over.
Later, at around 19:00, two more grinds were called simultaneously in different locations.
In Tórshavn, 402 pilot whales were driven in and killed. This number does not include fetuses, juveniles, or pregnant mothers. Four bottlenose dolphins swimming with the pod were also killed. A large crowd gathered to watch. As the number of whales overwhelmed the small group of whalers, the killing took an extended amount of time and the scene became chaotic. This made it the largest grind in Tórshavn in 147 years.
Our crew witnessed numerous whales being killed without the spinal lance, the mandatory tool meant to paralyse the whale before it is bled out with knives. Pilot whales were crushed against rocks, driven over, and cut by boat propellers. The whales’ cries filled the bay, drowned out by the roaring boats.
One whaler admitted to one of our volunteers on the ground that there were not enough spinal lances, and that many pilot whales were killed with knives only.
As the slaughter spiralled into chaos, local papers sarcastically described the scene as “good news for environmentalists,” because everyone there knew what it meant: the whalers had lost control, and the cruelty they tried to hide had become impossible to deny.
At the same time, 168 white-sided dolphins were slaughtered on a beach in Skalabotnur. Our crew on the ground reported another messy kill, with dolphins fighting desperately for their lives.
By then, around 574 pilot whales and white-sided dolphins had already been killed, not including fetuses, juveniles, or pregnant mothers.
We thought the greed of men must finally be satisfied.
It was not.
A third, more secretive grind then began in Hvalvik. Unlike the others, it had not been announced through the usual public channels. We were alerted by local supporters, who told us that some whalers had commented they were pleased we would not know about it and would not be there to document it. Maybe that led to the escalation of frustration on the scene, that later resulted in two of our crew being arrested.
Another pod of white-sided dolphins was being hunted. This time, our crew reported that the whalers appeared unprepared, with only one spinal lance on the beach. They were also aggressive towards our team. One crew member reported being pushed, and said his camera was knocked out of his hands while he was documenting the scene.
The number of dolphins killed there is estimated at 132 white-sided dolphins, not including fetuses, juveniles, or pregnant mothers.
Tensions escalated on the scene. Two of our crew members were arrested after being accused of interfering with the hunt. The grind foreman reported to police that the crew would not comply with his instruction to leave the scene. While our crew did remain on site to document the facts of the situation, they did not interfere or act in a way that justifies the deportation they are potentially facing today.
The charges are still pending.
The lack of transparency among whalers is escalating with every grind as they feel the growing pressure and critique locally and internationally. Their cruelty and greed continue to be exposed by our crew, who work within the limits of national law and still manage to secure crucial information for the public and for policy makers.
Together, we will continue working to end this for good.
No tradition can justify this level of suffering inflicted on highly intelligent, social animals.
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#StopTheGrind #LivingFjords #FaroeIslands #NotInMyName
Why in 2026 are the Faroe Islands still massacring hundreds of pilot whales and dolphins every year? These are highly social, sentient beings. Tradition doesn’t justify cruelty. We need real international action to stop this once and for all.
Are the barbaric Faroe Islands feeling the heat most of their social media sites have the comments turned off , but it don’t change the fact they are whale murdering scum and Denmark should be ashamed to protect these scum
@Tinganes@CostasKadis Dear Costas, Please ask that the Faroe Islands steal no more dolphins or whales from everyone’s seas. Esp. as they don’t rely on it for food. 700 gone yesterday!
The updated version from the #grind from yesterday was 3 grinds in one day over 700 victims. I have no words💔😞torshavn see it's largest #grind in 147 years. Nothing to be proud of Faroe islands.
Credits captain Paul Watson foundation UK
Over 600 pilot whales, white sided dolphins & bottle nose dolphins were slaughtered in 3 separate Grind Hunts on the Faroe Islands on Wednesday. Britain must suspend trade relations with the Faroe Islands to stop this cruel madness
Almost 700 pilot whales & dolphins slaughtered on the Faroe Islands in three separate hunts on Wednesday. It’s time Britain ends all trade with the Faroe Islands until this barbarism ends
The EU must stop looking away from the Faroe Islands’ grindadráp. Parliament and the Commission should use every political and trade lever available to put real pressure on Denmark and the Faroese authorities to end this slaughter. #StopTheGrind#AnimalWelfare#AnimalCruelty
Another #grind did take place in the Faroe islands, about 400 pilot whales lost their lives. Very cruel outdated practice that keeps happening here with no end insight. Humanity has lost its way here.
Credits pali and the captain Paul Watson foundation.
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