The hunt has been officially suspended. This victory belongs to everyone who stood up for these whales.
August 21, 2014
Final supporters
Plight of the Long-Finned Pilot Whales on Faroe Island.
Scientific Name: Globicephala Melaena
Common Name: Long Finned Pilot Whales.
Purpose of Petition: Stop the unnecessary killings of the Pilot Whales in Faroe Island. Conservational Importance: • Unknown conservation status of the pilot whales as there is no statistical evidence on the global population of Pilot whales
Reasoning:
• Meat and blubber have been proven to contain high levels of mercury, especially in the liver and kidney, therefore rendering it unsafe for human consumption.
• Consumption has been limited to one meal of whale meat and blubber per month.
• Women that plan to conceive have been advised {since 1998} against consuming whale blubber and meat until they have given birth and are no longer lactating.
• Many individuals of the diminishing Faroe population have ailments due to high mercury levels.
• Very high numbers of mentally handicapped children are born in the Faroe Islands. This suggests that meat and blubber consumption of the pilot whales have been significantly reduced in the Faroe Islands. However, there are continuous killings of these whales {as shown in the data table in the next page} which beg to question the necessity of the killings.
Reason for Kills:
• Meat
• Blubber
• The annual whale hunt, known as the Grindadrap, is an integral part of Faroese social culture.
Status: Unknown. Depleted in some areas but are said to unlikely be endangered. In 1992, an estimate of 778,000 pilot whales in the central and north-east Atlantic was approved by the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission
Location: Faroe Island – Self-governing nation under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Distribution: Northern and Southern Hemisphere {Mostly in temperate waters}
Reproduction:
Males : Reaches sexual maturity at about 12 years of age.
Females : Reaches sexual maturity around 6-7 years of age.
Gestation : 12 – 15 months
Calving : Once every 3-5 years
Lactation : Up to 22 months
The Grindadrap is conducted annually, mainly during the summer months, would have caused the death of many unborn calves as gestation period of these whales is slightly over a year. This practice could potentially cause the declination of the species in a long run.
Sites of References: • Whales and Whaling in the Faroe Islands, Ministry of Fisheries and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Website: http://www.whaling.fo/Default.aspx?ID=6840 • Pilot whales brutally slaughtered annually in the Faroe Islands, Earth First. Website: http://earthfirst.com/pilot-whales-brutally-slaughtered-annually-in-the-faroe-islands/ • International Union for Conservation of Nature {IUCN} Red list { Nov 2008} Website: http://www.iucnredlist.org
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Reached 250 supporters
July 2, 2014
June 29, 2014
We are approaching 250 signatures and need one final effort to cross this threshold. Keep pushing until we hit our goal.
Reached 100 supporters
February 23, 2012
13 Comments
This is evil, cruel and totally unecessary to cause so much suffering to these majestic creatures. How have we evolved to become this?
sick evil and no need . its done in name sport and food .thats lies its done because your all murders getting kicks thats why you laugh and smirk as your killing.hope the lot you die a terrible death just like you inflict on them whales . your no better then fuking taiji killing dolphins
Humans must strive to be compassionate caregivers & protectors of animals. Helping not harming. To create an environment where all sentient beings are treated with compassion and respect. Never to die needlessly or cruelly. These vulnerable, innocent beings have the right to live “cruelty-free” in peace.
Heartbreaking to watch these amazing creatures get slaughtered. Disgusting practice and nobody should be eating that toxic meat anyway.
How is this still happening in 2018?? Absolute insanity. Stop the grind now its just bloodlust disguised as tradition.
Stop these heathens
please stop the killing in the Faroe Islands.
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The hunt has been officially suspended. This victory belongs to everyone who stood up for these whales.
August 21, 2014
Final supporters
Plight of the Long-Finned Pilot Whales on Faroe Island.
Scientific Name: Globicephala Melaena
Common Name: Long Finned Pilot Whales.
Purpose of Petition: Stop the unnecessary killings of the Pilot Whales in Faroe Island. Conservational Importance: • Unknown conservation status of the pilot whales as there is no statistical evidence on the global population of Pilot whales
Reasoning:
• Meat and blubber have been proven to contain high levels of mercury, especially in the liver and kidney, therefore rendering it unsafe for human consumption.
• Consumption has been limited to one meal of whale meat and blubber per month.
• Women that plan to conceive have been advised {since 1998} against consuming whale blubber and meat until they have given birth and are no longer lactating.
• Many individuals of the diminishing Faroe population have ailments due to high mercury levels.
• Very high numbers of mentally handicapped children are born in the Faroe Islands. This suggests that meat and blubber consumption of the pilot whales have been significantly reduced in the Faroe Islands. However, there are continuous killings of these whales {as shown in the data table in the next page} which beg to question the necessity of the killings.
Reason for Kills:
• Meat
• Blubber
• The annual whale hunt, known as the Grindadrap, is an integral part of Faroese social culture.
Status: Unknown. Depleted in some areas but are said to unlikely be endangered. In 1992, an estimate of 778,000 pilot whales in the central and north-east Atlantic was approved by the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission
Location: Faroe Island – Self-governing nation under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Distribution: Northern and Southern Hemisphere {Mostly in temperate waters}
Reproduction:
Males : Reaches sexual maturity at about 12 years of age.
Females : Reaches sexual maturity around 6-7 years of age.
Gestation : 12 – 15 months
Calving : Once every 3-5 years
Lactation : Up to 22 months
The Grindadrap is conducted annually, mainly during the summer months, would have caused the death of many unborn calves as gestation period of these whales is slightly over a year. This practice could potentially cause the declination of the species in a long run.
Sites of References: • Whales and Whaling in the Faroe Islands, Ministry of Fisheries and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Website: http://www.whaling.fo/Default.aspx?ID=6840 • Pilot whales brutally slaughtered annually in the Faroe Islands, Earth First. Website: http://earthfirst.com/pilot-whales-brutally-slaughtered-annually-in-the-faroe-islands/ • International Union for Conservation of Nature {IUCN} Red list { Nov 2008} Website: http://www.iucnredlist.org
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 2, 2014
June 29, 2014
We are approaching 250 signatures and need one final effort to cross this threshold. Keep pushing until we hit our goal.
Reached 100 supporters
February 23, 2012
13 Comments
I firmly believe that humans keep their traditions going but not when it comes to the slaughtering every year of these beautiful creatures. This is not tradition, this is murder pure and simple. What sort of tradition allows young children to hold a dead foetus that has been taken from the dead mother's body and waive it about like a trophy. Sorry this is ignorance, not tradition!!
This is evil, cruel and totally unecessary to cause so much suffering to these majestic creatures. How have we evolved to become this?
sick evil and no need . its done in name sport and food .thats lies its done because your all murders getting kicks thats why you laugh and smirk as your killing.hope the lot you die a terrible death just like you inflict on them whales . your no better then fuking taiji killing dolphins
Humans must strive to be compassionate caregivers & protectors of animals. Helping not harming. To create an environment where all sentient beings are treated with compassion and respect. Never to die needlessly or cruelly. These vulnerable, innocent beings have the right to live “cruelty-free” in peace.
Heartbreaking to watch these amazing creatures get slaughtered. Disgusting practice and nobody should be eating that toxic meat anyway.
How is this still happening in 2018?? Absolute insanity. Stop the grind now its just bloodlust disguised as tradition.
Stop these heathens
please stop the killing in the Faroe Islands.
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I firmly believe that humans keep their traditions going but not when it comes to the slaughtering every year of these beautiful creatures. This is not tradition, this is murder pure and simple. What sort of tradition allows young children to hold a dead foetus that has been taken from the dead mother's body and waive it about like a trophy. Sorry this is ignorance, not tradition!!