Denmark’s Gruesome Festival: Mass Killing of Whales and Dolphins To Prove Adulthood

Posted on 11 October 2009                                                                                                             Bookmark and Share

This brutal bloody slaughter (See Pics/Video Below) took place in the Faroe Islands, which belong to Denmark. To initiate into adulthood it is mandatory to kill a dolphin or a whale.

The Faroe Islands, sometimes Faeroe Islands, Faroe(s), or Faeroes are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland. [ READ MORE ]

Killing Wales and Dolphins in Denmark

This atrocious slaughter has been practiced since at least the 10th century. Nearly 1,000 are killed annually in the “grindadráp” — whale hunt — typically occurring during summer months.

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  1. beth1961 says:

    Is there not a better way to prove that one is a man? Instead of killing helpless sea animals, why dont they go back to the days of Beaveheart and throw big heavy stones, and if they feel the need to inflict pain on someone or something, try throwing them at each other. Man will never go extinct, unless by his own stupidity. Let the innocent creatures of the earth have a chance, to say the least.

  2. Kevin John Monsell says:

    I have just been sent an e-mail regarding this and am totally appalled…What is wrong with these people…I have seen pictures of atrocities from all over the world but few as barbaric and pointless as this…this does not prove they are men, it proves they are cowards…It is about time the world became aware of this. We also have to remember that this is just one example…Man, when hungry, had little choice but to go hunting, it was not a sport, it was a necessity…now we have technology, we can do anything in the virtual world, yet this sort of thing still goes on…i feel ashamed to be part of the human race…SOMEONE NEEDS TO AIR THIS ON GLOBAL NEWS TELEVISION…
    WAKE UP DENMARK…THE ONLY THING YOU NEED TO PROVE YOU ARE A MAN IS TO LOVE…

  3. Vikram Sood says:

    Denmark’s Gruesome Festival: Mass Killing of Whales & Dolphins To Prove Adulthood.NET: http://bit.ly/2oYCpL via @addthis Unbelievable.

  4. krishna pattabiraman says:

    Shame Denmark! The gruesome killing of Sea animals http://bit.ly/2oYCpL to prove man-hood! Where are the animal rights orgs? hiding?

  5. cowmaaa says:

    Denmark’s Gruesome Festival: Mass Killing of Whales & Dolphins To Prove Adulthood http://bit.ly/2oYCpL via @addthis @Vikram_Sood

  6. Kristin Marquardt says:

    Killing whales to prove adulthood in Denmark: http://tinyurl.com/dolphkilling #whales #ocean

  7. RJS says:

    RT @krismarquardt: Killing whales to prove adulthood in Denmark: http://tinyurl.com/dolphkilling #whales #ocean

  8. Kate Redman says:

    RT: @therightblue: RT @krismarquardt: Killing whales to prove adulthood in Denmark: http://tinyurl.com/dolphkilling

  9. Veronica says:

    RT @DolphinSeeker30: RT: @therightblue: RT @krismarquardt: Killing whales to prove adulthood in Denmark: http://tinyurl.com/dolphkilling

  10. Raison D'souza says:

    http://bit.ly/iI85l .. how much more sick can this world get ..

  11. Dannie Piezas says:

    @officialpeta have you heard about the annual grindadráp (whalehunt) in denmark? :( horrible. http://bit.ly/a4Z9v

  12. Jamie Galvez says:

    http://tinyurl.com/yl8mvdg (There are other ways of proving one's adulthood.) This is real bad. DDDD: http://plurk.com/p/2p5ox5

  13. Rakesh Menon says:

    if u think u have seen things really gruesome…have a look at this.. denmark should be ashamed of itself! http://bit.ly/a4Z9v

  14. James Pike says:

    Horror: http://www.politicalarticles.net/blog/2009/10/11/denmarks-gruesome-festival-mass-killing-of-whales-and-dolphins-to-prove-adulthood/

  15. James Pike says:

    OMG!!!: http://www.politicalarticles.net/blog/2009/10/11/denmarks-gruesome-festival-mass-killing-of-whales-and-dolphins-to-prove-adulthood/

  16. Sumeet Chawla says:

    (Please RT) If u think u have seen things really gruesome…have a look at this.. denmark should be ashamed of itself! http://bit.ly/a4Z9v

  17. aritra maulik says:

    If u think u have seen things really gruesome,have a look at this. denmark should be ashamed of itself! http://bit.ly/a4Z9v @sumeetchawla

  18. Lee Alexis says:

    RT @SumeetChawla If u think u have seen things really gruesome…look at this.. denmark should be ashamed of itself! http://bit.ly/a4Z9v

  19. Lee Alexis says:

    They meant it as an "adulthood initiation"?! Why don't they just get circumsized, get bitten by a dog, or something?! http://bit.ly/a4Z9v

  20. Diane Chehab says:

    Had never heard of this before: Denmark’s Mass Killing of Whales & Dolphins |PoliticalArticles.NET: http://bit.ly/2oYCpL via @addthis

  21. Anna Gueye says:

    RT @D_Chehab: Had never heard of this before: Denmark’s Mass Killing of Whales & Dolphins |PoliticalArticles.NET: http://bit.ly/2oYCpL v …

  22. sylvia philippon says:

    Denmark’s Gruesome Festival: Mass Killing of Whales & Dolphins To Prove Adulthood | PoliticalArticles.NET: http://bit.ly/2oYCpL via @addthis

  23. Shafquat Irshad says:

    I strongly condemn it and consider this as Animal Terrorrism by Denmark. Is there nobody to stop this so cruelty !! Where the Human Right champion of the world who probably seems to invets all thgeir resources and comment for a Islamic World only !!!

  24. Shafquat Irshad says:

    Dear Mr.Prime Minister of Denmark

    Please stop this killing of whales and Dolphins as it is the right time to discuss in the next month with more than 60 heads of state is gong to discuss the Climate Changes issues. Show the world that your’s is a sensible country who cares and understand how to live in harmony with animal also. Shafquat Irshad, India

  25. Naomy K says:

    horrible!http://www.politicalarticles.net/blog/2009/10/11/denmarks-gruesome-festival-mass-killing-of-whales-and-dolphins-to-prove-adulthood/

  26. abhishek gupta says:

    I hate Denmark http://bit.ly/6PeMXH

  27. Emma Callaghan says:

    RT @SumeetChawla If u think u have seen things really gruesome…look at this.. denmark should be ashamed of itself! http://bit.ly/a4Z9v.

  28. Shafquat Irshad says:

    What PETA is doing????

  29. robbinalexander says:

    WTF!!! I am appalled, I wish those stupid morons are sacrificed! http://bit.ly/a4Z9v

  30. JanneE says:

    PLEASE READ HERE – Faroese are not Danes!!!

    Think twice before you state something you’re not completely sure about!!!

    Faroe Island is a independent island, that have their own parliament, culture, currency and language. It is not near Denmark and you CANNOT call these people Danes! Faroe Island is like Greenland, formally under the Danish queen but is totally independent!!!! Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_Islands!

    It is brutal what is happening, I agree… But just to make it clear that this is not Danes doing this terrible stuf!!!

  31. James Opiko says:

    JanneE:

    The WikiPedia link you provided leads to this: “….The Faroe Islands are a part of the Kingdom of Denmark.” — just like Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. Furthermore, the WikiPedia article states that Denmark has control over certain aspects of “Faroean Life.

    Technically, they are Danish ….just like the citizens of Guam are American.

    Your argument is lame!

    FYI — Animal brutality is not limited to the Danes — the Chinese are equally brutal: Check Here: http://www.politicalarticles.net/blog/2009/11/28/animals-skinned-alive-inside-the-brutal-chinese-fur-trade/

    Regards,
    James

  32. JanneE says:

    James Opiko:
    I’m Dane, so I guess I have a little more insight of how things are conducted.

    Yes, certain parts of the republic Faroe Islands… Denmark cannot control the culture at the location, when it is so far away from where Denmark is located. I know plenty of faroneses, and there is a huge different between the mindset of those and danes. I do not say that it is impossible to prevent these things going on, but it is a independent republic.

    State what ever you want, if it is a lame arguement or not. This is just a prove of people believing all stuff from comning from the media.

    I Denmark, much US people are preceived as dummies regarding geography, but I know that is not true because i have been living in the us for months now and know you cannot generalize these area.

    I’m just try to provide another angle of the terrible animal situation and that it is necessary to be critical sometimes. I Denmark, this could not have happened without getting people going through ruling….

  33. JanneE says:

    Take a lot on this link. Use google translate for the first part

    http://www.ambtelaviv.um.dk/da/servicemenu/Nyheder/HvalfangstPaaFaeroeerne.htm

  34. James Opiko says:

    There are a lot of dummies in the US alright, but NOT this one. Some Nigerian denied in my face that they don’t abuse Hyenas LOL!

    Regarding the link you provided — it’s no excuse for the brutality by which the whales are being butchered. Most of us do eat meat, but we shoot the animal into quick and painless death — not harpoon it medievally like we see in the pictures; equivalent to what the Chinese are doing here.

    Whichever way Denmark is associated with Faroe Islands — they should put a stop to this barbarism.

  35. Dylan Bland says:

    This is a hoax, right? http://bit.ly/8OVznS Much sadness

  36. Rob Jensen says:

    RT @dylanbland: This is a hoax, right? http://bit.ly/8OVznS Much sadness

  37. fatso.co.nz says:

    gotta get @theCovemovie guys down there. this is sick RT @robjensen82: RT @dylanbland: This is a hoax, right? http://bit.ly/8OVznS

  38. Josh Luxmoore says:

    Hardcore. Wikipedia has got the deets on it. RT @dylanbland: This is a hoax, right? http://bit.ly/8OVznS Much sadness

  39. Josh Luxmoore says:

    Hardcore. Wikipedia has got the deets on it. RT @dylanbland: This is a hoax, right? http://bit.ly/8OVznS Much sadness

  40. HRH Alice Jones says:

    RT @joshlux: Hardcore. Wikipedia has got the deets on it. RT @dylanbland: This is a hoax, right? http://bit.ly/8OVznS Much sadness

  41. Anna Mae Estrella J says:

    RT @joshlux: Hardcore. Wikipedia has got the deets on it. RT @dylanbland: This is a hoax, right? http://bit.ly/8OVznS Much sadness

  42. Shafquat Irshad says:

    JanneE :::

    I still belive that if you start campaigning about this atrocites in your local paper or best would be if you can manage to put this on Air on some local news channel as an awareness programme…I am confident it can be stopped!!!! All the best…..but please do noy shy way by saying that Faroe Island is not part of Denmark…world knows which part belong to which country….

  43. Reehab says:

    =( http://bit.ly/iI85l

  44. Haytham Soliman says:

    Talk about being barbaric .. sigh RT @Ree7ab =( http://bit.ly/iI85l

  45. Hala Gouda says:

    :( i hope these animals get their justice on the DOJ! RT @HaythamSoliman Talk about being barbaric .. sigh RT @Ree7ab =( http://bit.ly/iI85l

  46. Liam Callahan says:

    Just now got an email RE Danish whale/dolphin killing. Do they really need to do this? Jeez. http://bit.ly/iI85l

  47. Sam says:

    these images makes me sick…this is so terrible. i disagree with the idea of killing whales or other animals as proof of becoming a man. These must be stop! traditions don’t make a man! i don’t remember seeing or hearing this on CNN. what is PETA doing? i don’t care if this is a tradition from an independent island elsewhere. we live in one world, we are connected in this life and everything we do has an effect to the rest and everything sorrounding us.

  48. beth1961 says:

    I agree with Sam, we all share this world. I think that what these people are doing will be detrimental in terms of whale and dolphin population worldwide, and must be stopped. At this rate, between these islands and Japan, this \tradition\ will soon be gone. I suggest that a new tradition be instilled, like saving the Dolphins and Whales. It takes a real man to stand up and say \this is wrong\ and make the changes necessary to ensure the survival of these most intelligent creatures and to ultimately start a new tradition. Lets hope that a child will someday soon stand up and tell the parents that they do not want to partake in killing, and it would help if a young teacher would enlighten them on the consequences of their actions as well.

  49. Shafquat Irshad says:

    I strongly suggest that they must make it a New Year Resolution that NO MORE KILLING OF INNOCENT ANIMAL!!! I like Denmark but abhor such a act of barbarism. C’mon you can do it…Give it a try…

  50. Loralee says:

    I hope these people rot in hell.

  51. Alex says:

    Brutal!!! No wonder most Dutch men are GAYs !!! LMFAO… f..k a girl and prove you are an adult, bitches!!!

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