Last June 12 a new Globicephal massacre he shook the archipelago of the Faroe Islandswhere one of the most bloody hunting trips in recent years took place. The ritual of Grindadrápstill practiced in the name of tradition, led to the death of at least 246 specimens Of globicephalonincluding pregnant females And newborn puppies. According to the images collected by the activists of Sea Shepherdthe real number could also be higher, with numbered animals up to 296 ° Exemplary.
Despite the official statements, they speak of a “rapid” hunting just a duration 15 minutesthe widespread videos tell about another reality: the whole operation, from poaching in the open sea Until the final slaughter, he would have lasted beyond an hour and a halfbetween chases, shots of propellers and agony in water.
One of the most alarming issues concerns the lack of transparency: Not all killed animals are counted. The embryosi too young puppies or the exemplary specimens they come excluded from the official count.
These animals, often torn from the belly of the mothers or cut down during the chaos of hunting,, as if their life had no value. They come simply thrown into the binsalso ignored in the most formal reports.
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Enough with this barbarism!
Sea Shepherdpresent on the field, documented every phase of the event and denounced not only the brutality of the practicebut also the growing detachment between tradition and respect for life. The voice of Valentina Crastcoordinator of the countryside, rises strongly:
Which pride can derive from massacre mothers and babies? It’s time to say Enough.
The environmental movement invited both Faroesis citizens and the international community A, but a expose and act. There are concrete tools for pressure on governments and institutions, to ask The end of this barbarism disguised as culture.
The Grindadráp is not just a tragedy for cetaceans, it is an alarm signal on our relationship with the sea and with other living beings. In a change world, An increasingly antiquated tradition cannot justify cruelty.
