They massacred 250 whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands

In the midst of strong criticism from environmental organizations, once again, the waters of the Faroe Islands were bloodied by the killing of 250 whales and dolphins.

Pilot whaling, known as "grindadráp"Celebrated for centuries in the Faroe Islands archipelago, autonomous territory of the 50,000 inhabitants located between Norway, Iceland and Britain, north of the Atlantic Ocean.

Many social network users have expressed outrage, as in the websites, this practice. While some have badured that it is a ritual of pbadage into adulthoodthe authorities deny it.

According to the communications officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Labor, Páll Nolsøe, "the dolphin hunt does not mark the arrival of adulthood. it's not part of an annual festival or ritual, as very often stated, wrongly. It's a food hunt. "

"Today, the law stipulates that only people aged 16 and over who have participated in a course" can kill these animals, added the official.

As in the islands, it is common for parents to take their children to see this game. Nolsøe explained: "The inhabitants of the Faroe Islands know the process by which animals – such as dolphins or sheep – They are killed to eat. Faroese children grow up knowing and understanding their natural environment and consider it normal to see and know where the meat comes from. "

Faroese journalist and writer Høgni Mohr said AFP how is the hunting of these animals: "Someone has seen dolphins, and if the authorities give permission, the boats are allowed to go out and drive the dolphins to the coast, where they are grouped and distributed to the citizens of the region, near the beach".

Ecological organizations such as Sea Shepherd have been criticizing this practice for years and asking the European Union to take action against Denmark, which it blames the authorities for facilitating hunting of these cetaceans.