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Pressure Denmark to Stop the Grindadrap whale slaughter in the Faroe Islands
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8,955 signatures
What the petition asks
The Grindadrap is an annual slaughter of innocent pilot whales in the Faroe Islands. Around 900 whales die in the slaughter every summer when they are driven to shore and hacked and clubbed to death by the Faroese people.
The hunt is illegal and in breach of the Berne Convention and must be stopped
The hunt is illegal and in breach of the Berne Convention and must be stopped
http://www.seashepherd.org/faroes/about-campaign/the-grindadrap.html
http://www.seashepherd.org/faroes/about-campaign/the-pilot-whale.html
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindadr%C3%A1p
http://www.seashepherd.org/faroes/about-campaign/the-pilot-whale.html
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindadr%C3%A1p
Timeline
| 13 Aug 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Feb 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
8,955
Status
Closed
Opened
13 Aug 2015
Closed
13 Feb 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.