Warning *contains graphic images and footage* Having received an email from a friend that had content which made my blood run cold as it also made me seethe, I wrote the following piece and posted it on Hubpages. There it remained although flagged for some time as my work was copied online. The story is as pertinent as ever although originally written in 2009 and so the report has been removed and posted here. The disturbing pictures told the tale in a way that words could never have expressed. However there was an explanation of what was going on, an attached petition to sign in the hope that this practice may finally be stopped and the outraged sentiments, of each person that had received this email who also found it hard to believe that this was the Faroe Islands in the 21st Century. It would seem that this footage has been doing the rounds but I offer no apologies if you have already seen it. As we wrote back then ACTION IS NEEDED AND IS NEEDED NOW The Faroe Island's destruction of the Dophin population At first I was not sure how true the email was. The text which accompanied the graphic images stated that:- "This is a ritual in which all young men participate, to mark their transition to adulthood...... WHAT A TRULY DISGUSTING & WOEFUL RITUAL......DENMARK SHOULD BE MADE ANSWERABLE AND HANG THEIR HEADS IN SHAME!! IT IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THAT THESE PHOTOS PROVE THAT THE ONLY TRUE BEAST OR ANIMAL ON THIS EARTH IS MANKIND!! THESE BOTTLE NOSE DOLPHINS ARE ONE OF THE FEW SPECIES THAT WILLINGLY APPROACH HUMANS OUT OF CURIOSITY & THIS IS HOW THEY ARE REWARDED!!" But the Faroe Islands do not belong to Denmark, allegedly As someone who is a human being with a good heart I was appalled. Animal welfare and cruelty seems to be getting more problematic around the world as we call ourselves more civilised. If these are the facts then it is just a further example of mankind's abuse of the power and privileged position that he and she holds. Researching a little further I saw that YouTube holds distressing video proof of this behaviour. I have selected one of the shorter videos in order to minimise distress. More explicit footage is there for you to view if necessary. However, no matter how long or short the video is, there is no escaping the painful reality. Dolphins are under attack around the world and it would seem that they are an easy target for many. Petitions The original online petition sadly had far less signatures than one would have hoped. The petition is now closed but there are other actions you can take such as circulating this story to as many people as possible and making your collective voice heard. As you will see from the link the slaughter includes that increasingly rare 'wonder of the world species', whales. Of course there is nothing stopping you from starting your own petition, in your part of the world. Reasons for the killing Well my email led me to believe that it was some sort of out dated passage of rite into manhood. No, I thought, surely not in a modern EEC, European Economic Country, such as Denmark. The EEC, as we all know has caused a song and dance about much more trivial goings on such as how straight a cucumber should be and whether tomatoes are too large in some countries. Surely it will have made its voice heard, as a means of stopping this mass killing? Wrong, I'm afraid. The comments left on this original report were a mixed bag. I was called a stupid woman and worse as "Its only an animal". Then I received more aggressive comments stating that I should get my facts right and it is The Faroe Islands and not Denmark. However I had stated clearly at the beginning of the piece that a lot depended how true the reports were. So it is the Faroe Islands but does that make it any better? However there seems to be no doubt that this barbarism continues and for pointless reasons. Looking around the Internet it would seem that this slaughter keeps happening over and over again. If you care please make sure that this killing is stopped and not sustained by people's ignorance and apathy. Write to Faroe Island representatives, lobby your politicians and, if enough people show that they disapprove, hopefully this practice will be resigned to the same garbage bin used by some countries for bear and dog baiting, whale hunting and fox hunting. PETA wrote in 2013: "On a group of islands just north of Europe, the traditional bloody whale and dolphin slaughter takes place every year. The Faroe Islands are a part of Denmark, where whaling is banned, but they have laws that are independent of Denmark's laws, so they are allowed to continue with this mass execution. Year after year, thousands of pilot whales, beaked whales and dolphins are chased into the bay by boats, where they are slaughtered". Check out PETA Sea Shepherd My original work was stolen from Hubpages and posted at The Foundation of Life here - http://thefoundationoflife.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/something-stinks-in-denmarks-faroe.html
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