Start of the Season turns Bloody

Last summer I stood watch at this killing beach almost everyday, if I wasn't there one of my teammates were. Perched on a cliff, watching, waiting. The boat team was always nearby, and we were prepared to stop this. This slaughter from these bastards. Today we weren't there, and a large pod of 150 plus whales are now dead, murdered and tortured for their meat. Meat that many locals throw out because they have been warned it's too toxic to eat. Meat that isn't necessary when they're lands are filled with grocery stores. These people don't kill for tradition, don't kill for food, they kill for pleasure. They are basically barbarians holding large knifes just waiting for an animal to harm. 

They kill puffins, seagulls, so why would pilot whales be any different. They view them as having no feelings, and believe them to be killed quickly by severing their spinal cord. But these whales feel pain, they scream out as they are being murdered. These pods aren't just their families it's entire generations of mother, daughters, and grandfathers. The Faroese are killing the existence of these whales, and the environment will not recover.

When I think of what is happening, I get so angry there are no words. I just wish I was there standing watch so I could've helped those poor whales. They had no idea what was coming, and now the water runs red, and the people of the Faroes will celebrate yet another murder. Drinking and driving and doing what they're best at, being obnoxious fisherman. Tomorrow when the sun rises they'll continue looking for more pods, because greed is a foreign concept to them. But not as foreign as their inability to care for animals or for the environment. 

If this is not stopped, the pilot whales will someday not exist. Not because of pollution, although it does play a small factor, but because of this country who continues to slaughter it's way through pods for nothing but pure pleasure to feed their barbaric needs. I'm glad Sea Shepherd is returning because it is the only hope these whales have for survival. 

June 6 2015

Once again, another cruel summer opens to the horror show of evil that the Faroese call The grindadráp which translated means “the murder of whales.”

This year the Faroese not only have the Faroese Coast Guard and the Danish Navy to defend these brutal and pitiless killers, the whalers also have the services of the Faroese Coast Guard to find the pods of whales so they can be slain.

This is the lunacy of our times. Military assets being used to help kill innocent whales in order to secure whale meat that is inedible because of the toxic levels of mercury in the bodies of the whales.They kill to feed poison to their children. These thugs certainly do look like they have severe cranial degeneration, the kind caused when mercury literally eats away the tissues in the brain.

It is amazing that in the year 2015 with the diminishment of biodiversity, and with species after species going extinct, that there are still people so alienated from reality that they continue to engage in contributing to the death of the Ocean.We humans are literally killing the ocean by diminishment of the life within. Many Faroese overfish, they slaughter puffins and other sea-birds and they murder whales and dolphins. These are the kind of people that future generations in a world devoid of so many species, will look back upon with utter disgust.

The Faroese enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world with the highest income per capita in all of Europe. Their supermarkets are well stocked with anything that can be bought in Copenhagen, London or Paris. They all drive cars, own computers and enjoy the luxuries of modern industrialized society yet many claim they need to kill pilot whales and dolphins for meat.

The truth is that some of them simply like to kill. They enjoy it. They need to see the blood spurting into the water. They need to smell and wallow in the blood and the shit of the dying animals. They need to hear their pitiful screams because these are the needs of sadistic psychopaths. Not all Faroese are cruel and not all participate in this foul obscenity. Both for those who do and for the politicians that support these despicable act of slaughter, the evidence is that there is a rotten stench of death associated with these islands that will be angrily remembered when the pilot whales and the dolphins are no more.

Anti-whaling activists Sea Shepherd will be sending ships to Iceland, Norway and the Faroe Islands in the weeks to come, as minke whaling prepares to begin.

The organisation has already declared victory over Japan in the southern hemisphere, RÚV reports, and will now be turning their attention to the North Atlantic.

Adam Meyerson, captain of the Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker (shown above), says it has not yet been decided how many ships will be sent into the region, nor what kind of actions they will be taking, as this is decided on a case-by-case basis. In the southern hemisphere, Sea Shepherd emphasised direct interference with whaling vessels as their primary method.

The announcement comes as the hunting of minke whales is set to begin. A whaling captain MBL spoke to said he expects to begin his hunt this weekend or early next week. More whaling vessels can be expected to follow suit over the coming weeks.

INTERVIEW WITH MAGGY GSCHNITZER!

NEW VIDEO: Maggy Gschnitzer was one of 14 Sea Shepherd crewmembers arrested in the only Pilot Whale slaughter during Operation Grindstop. See new, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN footage from that day, and hear Maggy talk about the determination of the Sea Shepherds who bravely took risks to stop the Grind.

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Kelly X Oaks and Lars, excellent work on this video and thank you so much for helping to get the word out about the atrocity that took place in Sandoy this summer.

INTERVIEW WITH MAGGY GSCHNITZER!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNvDC5Zqme0

I had the pleasure and honor of being featured on the Sea Shepherd facebook page as a off-shore volunteer for grindstop 2014. Not a lot of people are chosen to be recognized so it felt incredible that they took the time to write a little blurb about me for the world to see. I'm just one little person trying to make a difference, and it's incredible to see how many other people out there are also trying to make a difference! 


visit this link to see the page :) Grindstop 2014

Volunteer Voices: A glimpse into the hearts and minds of our passionate, dedicated Operation GrindStop 2014 volunteers. Meet Linda from the United States. She's one of hundreds of volunteers from more than 30 nations spending part of her summer in the Faroe Islands defending pilot whales from the grind.

"Being in the Faroe Islands felt like living in a dream. You're surrounded by beautiful scenery, but dreadful traditions. The people I've met from Sea Shepherd have changed my life. They are the most generous, warm-hearted, brave volunteers, and it was an honor to stand by and protect the pilot whales with them. Together we fight for the future, and I look forward to the day when this tradition ends and pilot whales swim happy and carefree."
~Linda / Team Torshavn

Crew of 3 saves pod of 100!

FOOTAGE OF CREW GETTING ARRESTED SAVING POD OF 100 DOLPHINS

They are being held as evidence awaiting the trial of eight Sea Shepherd crew from those boats. Along with the small boat crew, 6 members of Sea Shepherd’s onshore team were also arrested for attempting to prevent the brutal slaughter of a pod of 33 pilot whales on August 30.

“Though three volunteers have been arrested and the Danish Navy has once again acted in defense of the brutal grind by seizing one of our boats, Sea Shepherd considers this a victory. Hundreds of dolphins are still swimming safely as a family because of our brave volunteers, and Sea Shepherd will continue to act in defense of its clients,” said Lamya Essemlali, President of Sea Shepherd France and GrindStop 2014 Offshore Leader.

There are two Sea Shepherd vessels currently operating in the Faroes — the Spitfire, and the Clementine, from France. Thor had to be removed from the water earlier today, as foreign vessels can only be in Faroese waters for a maximum of three months.

Sea Shepherd has led the opposition to the mass slaughter of cetaceans in the Faroe Islands since the 1980s. Operation GrindStop 2014 is Sea Shepherd’s largest Faroese campaign to date, and a multi-national team of Sea Shepherd volunteers has been patrolling land and sea in the islands since mid-June. Sea Shepherd will remain in the Faroes until the beginning of October. The campaign spans the typically bloodiest months of the grindadrap hunt season, in an effort to save as many lives as possible.

33 Hearts for 33 Souls

Not too long ago this beach was stained red as 33 whales fought for their lives against the merciless whalers of the Faroe Islands, above Sea Shepherd takes a moment to remember those who were lost and for the hard fight we deal with everyday. Although there was lives lost, we prevail on knowing that because of us more pilot whales swim free, and someday there will be no slaughtering on these islands.