Footage exposes country's 'bloody' grindadráp tradition - so should it be stopped?

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But 58 seconds after jumping on the animal's back, colleagues push a metal spike into its spine and butcher the animal. The water runs red with blood. It's gruesome to watch the annual whale slaughter from Europe's Faroe Islands. The footage shared with Yahoo News Australia is from May 8, 2023, but Grindadráp is a tradition that goes back hundreds of years. Holding the camera was Samuel Rostol, a Norwegian-born activist. He works with Sea Shepherd UK, an organization that is actively working to ban hunting. Mr. Rostol witnessed around 10 hunts in 2022, including the butchering of 100 bottleneck dolphins. A man withdrew ashore before the Faroese could secure and kill the hunters.Source Samuel Rostol "Ahead of us are 100 bodies of my brother who were pulled from the water very strongly - the pallet - and slapped to slap him in port," he told Yahoo News Australia. The scene is absurd as their deaths were unnecessary. ” In 2021, an entire megapod was driven ashore and 1,423 dolphins were killed. Faroese claim they've been unfairly targeted He argues that Grindadráp is no less bloody than what happens in abattoirs in mainland Europe, the United States or Australia. Mr Mikkelsen said most of the Faroes continue to follow ancient customs, shearing their sheep at home or pulling rabbits in the mountains. He argues that getting whales is no different. “To get our food it just needs to be done. There's nothing more than that inside...so bloody, outdoors. and we don't hide anything. Because I think, most Faroes are proud of this practice," he said. Are the methods used to kill whales and dolphins cruel? Despite being a confrontational spectacle to watch, Mikkelson argues the killing methods are "comparable to modern slaughterhouses." Hunters now use a large hook to increase the whales from their flirting and drag them ashore. Their spinal cords are then cut with a metal spear and their necks cut to make them bleed. "I don't know how many million sheep are killed each year in Australia, but we kill an average of 600 dolphins," he said. Grindadráp rivals in the Faroe Islands believe they may see international pressure banned.Source While progress is being made, Sea Shepherd UK disputes that killing methods are acceptable. Chief operating officer Rob read notes that modern slaughterhouses have more oversight than inspectors, and that they do not kill mammal species known to cause significant stress in front of each other. “Grindadráp has its unique nature where the entire pod is killed. Thus it includes animals of all ages down to calves. And pregnant women – in many countries it is simply illegal to do this,” he said. Seek international pressure to end Grindadráp John Hourston of UK-based conservation group Blue Planet Society acknowledges the need for Grindadráp to come to an end, noting that killed animals are normally protected under EU regulations and world is experiencing a biodiversity crisis. “Why wealthy country with a dozen supermarkets and globalize