Samuel Rostøl

Norwegian animal rights activist; volunteer with Sea Shepherd on the Faroe Islands

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

@EspenBarthEide Iran has a right to defend themselves. So if israel can bomb Gaza to hell, Iran should be granted the same right (to try). Don't be a flagrant hypocrite.

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

@EspenBarthEide So israels constant breaches on international law hasn't been enough for Norway to condemn israel? Hypocrite.

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

The livestream can be seen here, and the young calfs demise is seen from the 2:20-mark until the 4-minute mark.

https://t.co/oRxdFwafZJ

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

During the latest grindadráp in the Faroe Islands, where at least one calf suffered and bled for over a minute before death, tourists were watching from on board a British cruise ship.

During the livestream you can clearly see the pilot whale calf flapping and struggling...

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

A helicopter was also seen above the drive, but reports that the helicopter took part in the chase is unlikely to be true. In my first tweet i mistakenly quoted a journalist stating that this helicopter did take part, and I was thankfully reminded of this mistake.

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

Når folk snakker om veganere som om de er importverstinger ler kjøttindustrien hele veien til banken.

I fjor importerte norsk landbruk over 850 millioner kilo kraftfôrråvarer. Dette er 157 kilo per nordmann.

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

@ColdwoodGame I don't expect a reply, I just wanted to say that I've just finished Unravel Two, and it's one of the most profound and lovely games I've ever played. Thank you for making such a gem <3

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

Det finnes ingen "goe", men mange egoe, argumenter for fyrverkeri.

Det skader dyr, det skader mennesker, det skader miljøet - det er en skikkelig stor forsøplingsfest.

Idioti, er det.

[Halvor Harsem @Konghalvor]

Fyrverkeridebatten er et eksempel der vi som er imot har mange svært gode argumenter. De som er for har ikke ett godt argument utover egne egosentriske lyster og følelser.

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

@Thaulow2 @Konghalvor Veldig lite av fyrverkeriene som sendes opp i Norge er særlig mer enn litt poof og litt glitter da, lite kunst over det nå lengre.

Dermed blir det også helt overflødig. I alle fall i privat regi.

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

Samfunnet: "VOLD ER GALT! FYSJ FOR NOEN AKTIVISTER"

Også samfunnet: "Mmmmm, bacon, vold mot dyr smaker fantastisk!"

OGSÅ samfunnet: "For noen drittaktivister, gi dem juling!"

[Lars K. Giæver @GronnLars]

Glad for å se at så mange er imot vold. Regner med at dere har blitt veganere nå. Eller gjelder det kun vold mot mennesker og gjenstander?

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗘 𝗜𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦: 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗘𝗔 𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗗 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗥𝗦
The bolts on our car was loosened, and one wheel came off. This could have resulted in the death of several activists.

Read more here: https://t.co/HkNmSEFDz7

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

@JacobsenTrygvi @seashepherd @domdyer70 @VisitFaroe I honestly enjoy both; misunderstandings about facts can be cleared up, and conversations about values and ideas can help us go further in our lives and understand each others better.

I prefer a conversation above an argument though 😊

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗥: "We eat everything"
It's a misconception that the Faroese eat everything edible on the dolphins they kill. They don't. This is the end result after butchering a bottlenose dolphin just a few days ago:

Watch a video here: https://t.co/FtlLi1leNE

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

@JacobsenTrygvi @seashepherd @domdyer70 @VisitFaroe Ok, good, I've seen some faroese argue that they aren't dolphins - which is why I clarified 😀

Appreciate the conversation, by the way 👍🏻

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

@JacobsenTrygvi @seashepherd @domdyer70 @VisitFaroe I'm guessing you've eaten dolphin blubber when it's from the pilot whale (a dolphin), and I'm sure bottlenose dolphins blubber taste differently but it's edible.

Is probably toxic just like pilot whales blubber is.

Glad we can agree on the poorly cut, we see that every time...

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

@greynotgardens @MilcaVSD @ifarmcarnists @OtherCosmonauta Please don't. As a @seashepherd volunteer working for months every year on the Faroe Islands, I can only say one thing: Language like that, methods like that, rhetoric like that has only ONE consequence: Making it harder for us to create change here.

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

@JacobsenTrygvi I agree; this person is obviously misguided. I'm so saddened by people expressing their dislike in the grind in ways like this ☹️

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

@JacobsenTrygvi @seashepherd @domdyer70 @VisitFaroe Do you mean to say that you don't see all the "meat" left on the animal? If so, you're the dishonest one.

Also, it's edible - it just tastes differently and less appealing (according to every single faroese I've asked about this). Some faroese do eat it.

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

@h0t_p0ppy @JazzyDolphin Just dumped at sea. They use some of the intestines and similar as fish bait, but I'm quite sure they wouldn't feed polluted pilot whale to their no1 export product...

[Samuel Rostøl @samrostol]

@malcnmaggie1 @seashepherd @domdyer70 @VisitFaroe There are many decent people on the Faroe Islands, thankfully.