Faroe Islands ‘limit hunting of 500 dolphins’ following 1.3 million people signed a petition to end mass killing traditions
Faroe Islands “Limited Dolphin Hunting” – BBC reported that the local government faroe islands Danish Autonomous Region north of the atlantic ocean Announcing the limit on the number of hunts white-sided dolphin Annual not more than 500 in 2 years starting from the dolphin hunting season at the end of the year to come.
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The move comes following animal protection groups compiled a list of nearly 1.3 million names calling for a fair trial of dolphin poaching, which many say was brutal and unnecessarily hunted. By in September 2021 Faroese fishermen kill 1,423 dolphins
The Faroese government stressed that hunting dolphins has been a tradition and that Faroese have eaten dolphins for hundreds of years. But to reduce the tension of resistance, it was decided to limit the number of dolphins to no more than 500 per year.
The Faroe Islands is to provisionally limit its controversial dolphin hunt to 500 animals, following receiving widespread criticism over last year’s cull, where more than 1,400 were killed. A review was ordered in February. The quota was set following the “unusually large catch” of 1,423 white-sided dolphins in September, the government said. “Aspects of that catch were not satisfactory, in particular the unusually large number of dolphins killed,” /Sea Shepherd/
Animal rights activists have long decried the hunt, deeming the slaughter cruel and unnecessary. Faroe Islanders give the practice their broad support, arguing the dolphins have fed them for centuries. The Faroe Islands is to provisionally limit its controversial dolphin hunt to 500 animals, following receiving widespread criticism over last year’s cull, where more than 1,400 were killed. /Sea Shepherd/
A petition with almost 1.3 million signatures calling for a ban on the traditional hunt was submitted to the Faroese government. Now the government has limited the annual catch to 500 for the next two years. /Sea Shepherd/
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