Stop the Grind.
Together we can save our whales.
What’s happening in the Faroe Islands ?
Over 1000 pilot whales and other cetaceans are killing in an annual hunt known as the Grindarap or the grind. The grind began as hunt for food but as society progresses, the Grind is now a hunt to hunt. Help us Stop the Grind and save the Pilot Whales.
What is The Grindarap?
The Grindarap or Grind is a traditional Faroese whale hunt. Taking place in the spring and summer months, off the coast of the Faroe Islands, long and short finned pilot whale pods are driven to shore by boats and brought to shore, usual by blunt gaffs. Originally the Grind was meant to take place for The Faroese to hunt the whales to harvest their main protein source.
Why should the Grind stop?
Although, traditions should be preserved, they should only be preserved if there is true, necessary purpose. Originally, whales were the main protein source for the diet of the Faroese people; but due to higher than tolerable levels of mercury in the whale meat, consumption is detrimental for health, causing numerous irreversible conditions.
Killing pods of pilot whales in such excess is inhumane and unnecessary as they discard butchered whales shortly after the grind is finished.
Hunting and killing cetaceans is outlawed in numerous countries and regions including the European Union.