{"id":61485,"date":"2015-07-27T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=61485"},"modified":"2015-07-27T08:38:45","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T07:38:45","slug":"breaking%e2%80%ac-massive-pod-of-pilot-whales-slaughtered-in-the-faroe-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/07\/breaking%e2%80%ac-massive-pod-of-pilot-whales-slaughtered-in-the-faroe-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking\u202c: Massive Pod of Pilot Whales Slaughtered in the Faroe Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>23 Jul 2015 &#8211; <\/em>The people of the Faroe Islands have a tradition of herding whales into a cove and slaughtering them for food and other uses, which, needless to say, draws condemnation from people worldwide who see the custom as archaic, cruel and unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>Just last month, more than 20 pilot whales\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/2015\/06\/30\/faroe-islands-whale-slaughter\/\" >were slaughtered<\/a>. For decades, the nonprofit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seashepherd.org\/\" >Sea Shepherd<\/a> has been trying to stop the slaughter of these cetaceans, even enlisting the help of probably the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/2014\/08\/04\/pamela-anderson-sea-shepherd-pilot-whales\/\" >biggest celebrity animal welfare advocate<\/a>\u2014Pamela Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>Well today, the Faroese are at it again and Sea Shepherd is there\u00a0documenting it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/faroe-islands-whale-sea-shepherd.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-61487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/faroe-islands-whale-sea-shepherd.jpg\" alt=\"faroe islands whale sea shepherd\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/faroe-islands-whale-sea-shepherd.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/faroe-islands-whale-sea-shepherd-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sea Shepherd has led the opposition to the annual slaughter since the 1980s, hoping to bring what they\u2019ve dubbed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seashepherd.org\/faroes\/about-campaign\/the-grindadrap.html\" >\u201cthe grind\u201d<\/a> to a grinding halt.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, there was nothing Sea Shepherd could do to stop the slaughter of what appears to be dozens of pilot whales.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seashepherd.org\/news-and-media\/2015\/07\/20\/two-sea-shepherd-crewmembers-arrested-in-the-faroe-islands-with-assistance-of-danish-navy-1722\" >two members of Sea Shepherd were arrested<\/a>\u00a0by the Danish navy (The Faroe Islands are an autonomous country within the Danish kingdom) after \u201cfollowing a flotilla of small Faroese boats thought to be heading for\u201d a slaughter, reports\u00a0<em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2015\/jul\/22\/two-sea-shepherd-whale-hunt-protesters-arrested-in-faroe-islands\" >The Guardian<\/a>. <\/em>Per a new law\u2014the\u00a0Faroese Pilot Whaling Act\u2014anyone caught trying to stop the hunt could face up to two years in prison. The two\u00a0activists\u2019 court appearance is scheduled for today.<\/p>\n<p>httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=APdNUwj45gg<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/2015\/07\/23\/shark-ddt-levels\/\" >This Shark\u2019s Liver Had DDT Levels 100 Times the Legal Limit for Humans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/2015\/07\/23\/fukushima-mutant-daisy\/\" >Photo of \u2018Mutant Daisies\u2019 Near Fukushima Goes Viral<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/2015\/07\/23\/obama-grants-shell-arctic-drilling\/\" >Obama Administration Grants Shell Final Permits to Start Drilling in Arctic Ocean<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/2015\/07\/23\/pilot-whale-slaughter-faroe-islands\/?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&amp;utm_campaign=8e58215bd2-Top_News_7_24_2015&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-8e58215bd2-85881545\" >Go to Original \u2013 ecowatch.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>23 Jul 2015 &#8211; The people of the Faroe Islands have a tradition of herding whales into a cove and slaughtering them for food and other uses, which, needless to say, draws condemnation from people worldwide who see the custom as archaic, cruel and unnecessary. 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