<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > corpse mountain blood sea</h1>
More than 1,400 dolphins were slaughtered, and blood even stained the beach red, which is really not an exaggeration! It is hard to imagine that today, when the importance of wild animals to humans and the earth's environment is so widely known, there is such a tragic thing happening. Because of this incident, the Faroe Islands became the target of public criticism.
(Photo caption: Faroe Islands massacre of 1428 dolphins)
The Faroe Islands are an overseas autonomous territory of the Nordic country of Denmark and have relatively high autonomy. The area itself is not famous, but one delicacy produced that sells well all over the world is salmon.
Of course, these salmon are all artificially reared, and after a long period of breeding, they eventually become human food. However, it is incomprehensible that the locals should even hunt dolphins in nature. Especially this time, the number of hunts and the cruelty of the scene were unbearable to look at.
On Sunday, local time, the Faroe Islands held a hunting event – yes, it was officially recognized and organized. Local boats drove a swarm of dolphins to the shallow waters of Skala Botnur Beach in Esturuy and then slaughtered them with spears. Dead dolphins are dragged ashore, where dolphin meat is cut with a knife and shared with locals.
(Photo caption: Geographical location of the Faroe Islands)
This is not the first time that dolphins have been hunted on such a large scale in the local area, until now, almost 600 pilot whales are still killed every year, and dozens of white-waisted dolphins are slaughtered every year, but this time is definitely the most dolphin hunting in history! Their earliest activity to hunt whales and dolphins dates back more than 800 years. On this Sunday alone, 1,428 dolphins were slaughtered so badly that blood stained the waters around the beach red!
Corpse Mountain Blood Sea! It is not an exaggeration to describe it in such a word.
This activity, known locally as grind, was originally meant to be grinded, and some people translate it as tribulation. In English, it is translated as Grindadrap, which translates to Chinese called meat grinder.
<h1 class=pgc-h-arrow-right data-track=25 > culture</h1>
(Photo caption: Hunter drives a boat to force dolphins into shallow water)
No matter who sees such a scene, they will feel the pity of this group of dolphins. From an ecosystem perspective, the death of a large number of dolphins can also affect the marine food chain. If slaughtered uncontrolled, it may even push dolphins to the brink of extinction. As a result, many animal activists and international organizations have strongly protested against this act in the Faroe Islands, criticizing it for being inhumane.
However, in the face of public condemnation, the Faroe Islands, far from being ashamed, have shown greatness that this whaling activity is a sustainable way to obtain food and is an important part of the local culture.
If a race could carry out massacres in such bloody and brutal ways as a culture, then this race is really incomprehensible to us!
(Photo caption: Dolphin carcasses strewn across the beach)
It is possible for any ancient culture to discover aspects that were once unscientific and irrational in modern times, and then it is necessary to take its essence, remove its dross, and continue the vitality of culture in a scientific and rational way. For example, in China, the ancients believed in burning paper money, but now science proves that such activities not only have no scientific basis, but will cause pollution, so it is advocated not to burn paper money.
Compared with burning paper money, this hunting of dolphins is simply inhumane, but the locals are stubborn. Therefore, it is not only animal activists who are harshly opposed to these people's behavior, but even the general public sees such news, which is painful and difficult to accept.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="27" what do > locals think? </h1>
(Photo caption: Dolphin carcasses can't be seen at a glance)
Not to mention the others, even some people native to the Faroe Islands, had to admit that this massacre was indeed excessive. A Danish lawmaker named Sjurdur Skaale in the Faroe Islands went to talk to locals on Monday and found that even the locals showed anger.
Bjarni Mikkelsen, a marine biologist from the Faroe Islands, said: "Before that, the record for the most dolphins killed in a day's activity in the history of the Faroe Islands was 1940, when 1200 dolphins were killed; followed by 900 dolphins in 1879; followed by 856 in 1873 and 854 in 1938...
Even Olavur Sjurdarberg, president of the Faroe Islands Whalers Association, was embarrassed to admit in an interview with the BBC that the dolphins were indeed a bit more killed this time. However, we can also see that they just feel too much and don't consider whether dolphins should be killed or not. Is it reasonable in their minds as long as the number of massacres is not enough?
(Photo caption: Dolphins dying miserably)
Like the two men above, Skaale also makes a sophistry about the local dolphin hunt. He said that dolphin hunting is legal in the local area, but it is not popular, and even said that it is "humane" as long as it is hunted in a reasonable way.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > Faroe Islands meat grinder</h1>
What he calls "reasonable" and "humane" may even break through the bottom line of many people.
First of all, as Skaale said, the hunt was indeed approved by the local government, so it did not violate local laws. But it's like the law of the state prohibits hitting people, but some people set their own family rules saying that domestic violence is allowed – how can it not be condemned?!
(Photo caption: Every year, the blood of dolphins stains the beach red)
The "reasonable" and "humane" way in which Skaale calls it refers to the way dolphins are killed. Local regulations are made for the tools used to slaughter dolphins, and hunters are trained and certified to work with skill. With this "double guarantee", a dolphin's aorta was cut, blood gushed out, and then died. The process lasts less than 1 second, and the dolphins don't experience much pain, which is what the locals call "humanity". And, according to him, killing wild dolphins is more "humane" than keeping them in captivity before killing cattle and sheep...
Strangely, what kind of brain circuit is this? Ask them in mencius's words: Is there any difference between killing with a stick and killing with the law?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="32" > why so many dolphins are killed</h1>
(Photo caption: Brutal hunters slaughter dolphins)
Having said that, we still have to ask, why are so many dolphins slaughtered this time?
According to Sjurdarberg, when people were crowding dolphins, they made "a huge mistake", that is, they misestimated the number of dolphins, thinking that the group of dolphins was only about 200. However, it wasn't until the slaughter began that people discovered what a huge population it was.
But we still want to ask: After discovering the mistake, can't we close it in time and make up for it? Now that the dolphin population has exceeded expectations, why not stop the slaughter that follows?
(Photo caption: Dead dolphin)
Ten thousand steps back, even if you don't kill more, can you hunt dolphins? The survival status of marine animals is already in jeopardy because of climate change, and human activities have indirectly killed an unknown number of marine animals.
The faroe islands were sprayed for hunting whales. Just in Asia, our neighbors have been criticized by countries around the world for many years for their massive whaling. However, people are still going their own way, and they are ready to discharge nuclear wastewater into the sea, making the situation of the whales worse.
(Photo caption: Wounds on dolphins)
However, in the face of such behavior, the countries of the world have little way to restrain it, and we can only feel sorry for the whales again and again - living on such an earth, they are really unlucky!