The killings began  when locals spotted a pod of between 100-150 pilot whales passing by Svínoy. Several boats  drove the pod of whales approximately 11 kilometers to Hvannasund, where the whales were forced to beach, and slaughtered by locals. Faroese media outlets have confirmed between 30-50 pilot whales have been killed.”

I was absolutely horrified by the images and videos  i saw (too distressing to post in here) i can’t understand why anyone would want to do such a thing for no apparent reason

Around 1,000 pilot whales are killed each year in the Faroe Islands. These apparently are well attended sporting events where the whales are chased into a harbor and killed by the locals with knives while their family members cheer them on. The locals call it the “Grindadráp Grind.”

The whales ‘are dragged to the shallow water, where apparent sportsmen jump in to  kill them, they  wade into  the sea to around waist height. There they are slaughtered with traditional knives whose blades are usually 16 to 19 cm (6.3 to 7.5 in) long. They make two deep cuts are  on each side of the animal’s neck, just behind the blow hole, causing the head to drop forward; a third cut is then made through the middle of the neck down to the carotid arteries and spinal cord, which are severed. After a period of violent thrashing the animal is paralyzed and loses consciousness, dying of blood loss in most cases. With this the sea turns bright red with blood.’

Words sound bad enough seeing the images is horrifying

We all know whales are very intelligent apparently  they sense fear when  their pods are under such a vicious attack. Mother whales are gutted and their baby whales ripped out.

So should the cruise lines still be stopping of at this Port?

As we all know Cruise Lines bring in huge amounts of money to the ports that they stop in from the port taxes to the money we spend a shore. Should the cruise lines make a stand and demand this senseless killing is stopped. Their economy is going to suffer without the cruise lines and ultimately jobs on the Island will be lost.

 There are several cruise lines that will call on the port of Torshavn in the Faroes this summer.

Are you Disgusted by this massacre?  Would it stop you cruising there or disembarking the ship? i’m glad to saw that since the article was published some cruise lines have stopped but several more have refused to take not