Barbaric Killings of Dolphins in Denmark: Coastline Turned Red as More Than 1,500 Dolphins Dead

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Following the yearly barbaric custom of killing dolphins, nearly of these mammals were washed out in the Faroe isles of Denmark. Photos and videos of the weekend event showed that the blood of dead dolphins turned the water and coastline red. Hunting has evoked anger and sharp reactions from animal rights activists.

Hunting is called Grindadarap. Dolphins flock to the shore by motorboat. After that, they are killed by an offshore whaler with a harpoon or a drill. Grindadrap is considered an example of traditional "native whaling"

Coastal fishermen slaughter them with their knives.

The Faroe Islands, Denmark's dominion, began discussions on Tuesday about the future of the controversial dolphin drive hunt, saying decisions are expected in the coming weeks.

On Monday, a petition with about 1.3 million signatures calling for a ban on traditional hunting was submitted to the Government of Farose, the Prime Minister's Office and the Whale Conservation Group told in a report in Phys.org.

At a meeting in Torshavn on Tuesday, the government discussed the conclusions of a reassessment ordered by Prime Minister Baldur in September after the extraordinarily large massacre of more than 1,400 Atlantic dolphins have triggered by protests.

In September, a global uproar broke out when fellow hunters killed 1,428 dolphins at once, and a few days later killed dozens of pilot whales and became bloody.

Since then, the government has requested the government to suspend the 2019 trade deal with the island until the end of whale and dolphin hunting, with 73,000 signing petitions and seafood from the Fellow Islands to supermarkets. Is urging you to stop selling, as per Independent.

British Animal Welfare Secretary Zac Goldsmith wrote to the Faroe Islanders and the Danish government condemning the slaughter.

Every summer, bloody hunt photos make headlines around the world and spark outrage among animal rights activists who view the practice as barbaric.

However, hunting is still widely supported in the Faroe Islands, and proponents point out that the animals have fed the local population for centuries.

In general, about 600 dolphins are harvested this way each year. However, on September 12, 2021, dolphin hunting in the Scala Fjord was much larger, sparking an international backlash and pressured governments to review the practice.

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Vulnerability of dolphins

According to  National Geographic, for centuries, people have hunted dolphins for meat and fat. Their main threat today is to accidentally fall into commercial fishing nets. Dolphins must come to the surface regularly to breathe.

Getting entangled in the net can prevent this and lead to drowning. For Maine dolphins, rising sea temperatures due to climate change have shifted some of their main food sources to deeper, cooler waters.

In addition, ocean heat caused by climate change is negatively affecting the reproduction and survival of dolphins.

Several species and variants of dolphins have been threatened, all for artificial reasons. Numerous human exertion, whether purposeful or accidental, have a disadvantageous impact on the environment, diminishing dolphin populations and adding the threat of extermination, as per Owlcation.

Animals around the planet, including dolphins, face problems that overhang their actual existence.

In 2006, freshwater dolphin species were declared virtually extinct. Its extinction is mainly due to the destruction of its habitat.