Faeroe Islands: New Photos Show that Bloodbath in Leynar Claimed Four Pregnant Females - Undercover Operative Sofia Jonsson captured shocking images from the town of Kivik as The Grind still continues in the Faeroe Islands. "I noticed several dead pregnant females and counted at least four dead babies." Jonsson also photographed disturbing images of children partaking in the slaughter....read more

Early Warning System for the Whales: Sea Shepherd Deploys Acoustical Warning System for Whales in the Faeroe Islands - Over the last few weeks, Sea Shepherd has maintained a presence in the Faeroe Islands in opposition to the slaughter of pilot whales by Faeroese citizens. From our ship the Golfo Azzurro, we have been gathering evidence and deploying experimental acoustical devices in the water to ward migrating pilot whales away from the island...... read more

Death in the Ferocious Isles: Sea Shepherd under Escort by the Danish Navy - What can be more horrific than the cruel and senseless slaughter of beautiful and intelligent dolphins in Taiji, Japan?  What can be more obscenely monstrous than the pitiful screams of impaled dolphins slaughtered without mercy for profit?  There is something worse, far more cruel and wasteful, and it takes place in Europe.... read more

In July 2010, Sea Shepherd had an undercover operative in the Faeroe Islands, and we exposed shocking images of slaughtered pilot whales with unborn calves which were cut out of their mothers’ bodies.

These mammals are killed during what the locals call “the Grind,” but more accurately should be called what it is—slaughter.

The Faeroese pilot whale grind is similar to the annual Taiji dolphin slaughter in Japan, documented in the award-winning film, The Cove. The main difference is that there are at least twenty-three different coves in the Faeroes where a grind could potentially take place, as opposed to one cove in Taiji!

Sea Shepherd has been actively opposing and confronting the Faeroese grind since 1985 and will remain one of the foremost advocates for the whales.