Dolphin Massacre in the Faroe Islands 

Earlier this week, Sea Shepherd reported to you on the horrific events of September 12th, a super-pod of 1,428 white-sided dolphins were brutally slaughtered in the coastal waters of the Faroe Islands, a self-governing territory of Denmark, located in the North Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and Norway.

Faroese hunters drove the terrified pod of highly intelligent, sentient marine mammals for over 25 miles to the shallow waters, where they were ruthlessly and inhumanely butchered.

This illegal hunt, fueled by blood lust, is tragic and unacceptable. Sea Shepherd fully condemns the slaughter of these dolphins and has opposed the traditional Faroese killing of marine mammals since 1983. There are currently no caps in the Faroe Islands on the number of dolphins that can be slaughtered.

Our oceans are dying, and as finite resources and innocent marine life continue to be senselessly plundered, our planet is dying as well.

You can stand beside us on the front lines and raise your voice in opposition to this brutal tradition. Your donations go directly toward our campaigns and allow us to continue the fight to protect marine wildlife and prevent future massacres. To those that have already donated, we thank you for your support of our critical campaigns.

We need your help to end this barbaric practice. We will continue to send as many volunteer crew members to the Faroe Islands as possible, but we also need to pressure the Faroes Government to convince them to end this outdated and cruel practice. Your voice matters and can make an impactful difference.

Please contact the Faroese Government with the information below and share this news with your friends and family and ask them to help put pressure on the Faroese Government to stop this senseless killing of innocent animals.

The Faroe Islands government can be reached at

Bárður á Steig Nielsen - Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
Tinganes, Posting Office 64,
FO-110 Tórshavn
Faroe Islands
Phone: +298 30 60 00
Fax: +298 30 60 15
email: [email protected]

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