Faroese tourism industry losing out on tourism revenue due to whaling
by Lawrence Shanahan
Cruise ships bringing thousands of passengers and millions of kroner to the islands a year threatening to halt travel if slaughter does not end.
The Faroese tourism industry is slowly but surely paying the price for its annual ‘Grind’, the traditional slaughter of around 1,000 pilot whales every October, which all-year round draws worldwide criticism from animal rights groups and other concerned parties …
The Copenhagen Post – August 31, 2014 at 01:05 PM
cphpost.dk/news/faroese-touris…
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Sea Shepherd crew members arrested
Fourteen Sea Shepherd Conservation Society volunteer crewmembers of pilot whale defense campaign Operation GrindStop 2014 were arrested today on the Faroese island of Sandoy, as they entered the water to defend pilot whales from the brutal mass slaughter known as “grindadrap” or “grind” – putting themselves directly between a pod of 33 whales and their killers …
Voxy – Sunday, 31 August, 2014 – 12:16
www.voxy.co.nz/national/sea-sh…
More information:
14 detained trying to prevent Faroe Island dolphin hunt
uk.news.yahoo.com/14-detained-…
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