Faroe Islands

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES 

Cetaceans (whales and dolphins) are incredible animals. They are extremely intelligent and we are only just starting to uncover the mysteries of their behavior.I know a lot of controversy has been sparked by the movie Blackfish recently, regarding whales in captivity. But we should be giving more attention to the ones in the wild... 

Faroe Islands. Sounds like a nice place to go, beautiful views, rich culture- let me stop you right there. Three words: Kids killing whales. Yeah. I'm not even joking. In the scenic Faroe Islands of Denmark, slaughtering pilot whales is a family event. 

Not just one or two, we're talking hundreds of whales driven into the shore and hacked to death.

 Families separated, mothers watching their babies being killed, even pregnant whales slaughtered with their unborn. I hope it disgusts you. I hope you think this needs to end.

 There is no point to this slaughter, except "tradition". Yeah well, at one point, it was also considered tradition to stone people to death too. (I certainly wouldn't mind upholding that tradition, particularly to the people in these pictures...) 

Operation Faroes Killing Bay has begun in an effort to stop this genocide. Get more information here. Want to help? Tweet your discontent at #faroeislands. Please, it only takes a few seconds, and your support is well appreciated. (Example: "Slaughtering whales is horrible! Stop! #faroeislands")