The Faroe Islands have begun their annual whale hunt killing more than 100 sea creatures in just 24 hours, while on the other hand, campaigning continues for the country to ban the practice that dates back some 1,000 years.
The Faroe Islands have cruelly slaughtered 131 whales in the last 24 hours
Save the Reef reports that a whopping 131 whales were brutally slaughtered overnight, despite being protected under the Bern Convention on wildlife.
The animal conservation group continues to campaign for the country to ban this practice that dates back some 1,000 years.
“An average of 800 cetaceans are killed each year in the Faroe Islands in the name of “tradition,” despite the fact that less than 20% of islanders consume pilot whale meat and blubber.
“Once we generate enough awareness and there is enough public outcry about this, barbaric traditions like this will stop once and for all,” the animal conservation group wrote on Instagram.
The Blue Planet Society claims that many more have died in recent days and they are calling on the Faroese government to put an end to this tradition.
They have launched a petition on Change.org, which has attracted nearly half a million signatures. It calls on the leaders of the Faroe Islands and Japan to end whaling, which is estimated to kill tens of thousands of animals each year.
Some 100,000 whales swim in the seas around the Faroe Islands, a North Atlantic archipelago located between Norway and Iceland.
Although all hunters must have a hunting license, the practice is often criticized by animal rights activists.
According to Sea Shepherd UK, the search can last for hours. The fishermen capture the animals and then stick blunt hooks into their blowholes. In 2014, Sea Shepherd succeeded in stopping the slaughter and saving “hundreds” of animals.
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