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Captain Paul Watson signing some autographs - Paris, France — at Place de la Republique - August 22, 2015
August 22, 2015 - #standup250 protest in Paris.
Sea Shepherd France - Officiel with Sea Shepherd France President Lamya Essemlali's team did a amazing job today for the #standup250 protest in Paris.
What we say is that the Pilot whales are protected under the laws of the EU and Denmark is a member of the EU. The Faroes are exempt but they receive EU benefits. Our case is that if the Faroes are to receive EU subsidies, the Faroes should abide by EU regulations otherwise European citizens are financing an activity illegal under the laws of Europe. In addition Denmark should not be complicit in an activity that is illegal under the laws of the EU and of Denmark.
The number of pilot whales in the North Atlantic is simply unknown. The estimates given in the Faroes have varied between 128,000 and 778,000 There is no credible scientific validation for any of these numbers. The Faroese slaughter targets entire family pods and extinguishes these entire family units removing the entire gene pool and this impacts the entire North Atlantic population. The Pilot whale population off Newfoundland crashed in 1966 after excessive exploitation and up until the day it crashed the “experts” were saying the population was healthy and sustainable.
In every case where animals are slaughtered, the killers will always argue the killing is humane. We have observed and documented the killing. The whales scream in pain and they thrash about in agony. They are also subjected to intense stress while being driven towards the shore. Do the whales suffer? Yes or No? The answer is yes.
We agree that the oceans must be cleaned of toxins and Sea Shepherd is very much involved with this. However the Faroese like to present themselves as victims of industrialization when they are equally participating with their industrialized fishing fleets, salmon farms and import of automobiles, computers and all the other consumer goods that other societies consume. The Faroes are not apart from the problem, they are also a part of the problem.
Captain Paul Watson signing some autographs - Paris, France — at Place de la Republique - August 22, 2015
August 22, 2015 - #standup250 protest in Paris.
Sea Shepherd France - Officiel with Sea Shepherd France President Lamya Essemlali's team did a amazing job today for the #standup250 protest in Paris.
What we say is that the Pilot whales are protected under the laws of the EU and Denmark is a member of the EU. The Faroes are exempt but they receive EU benefits. Our case is that if the Faroes are to receive EU subsidies, the Faroes should abide by EU regulations otherwise European citizens are financing an activity illegal under the laws of Europe. In addition Denmark should not be complicit in an activity that is illegal under the laws of the EU and of Denmark.
The number of pilot whales in the North Atlantic is simply unknown. The estimates given in the Faroes have varied between 128,000 and 778,000 There is no credible scientific validation for any of these numbers. The Faroese slaughter targets entire family pods and extinguishes these entire family units removing the entire gene pool and this impacts the entire North Atlantic population. The Pilot whale population off Newfoundland crashed in 1966 after excessive exploitation and up until the day it crashed the “experts” were saying the population was healthy and sustainable.
In every case where animals are slaughtered, the killers will always argue the killing is humane. We have observed and documented the killing. The whales scream in pain and they thrash about in agony. They are also subjected to intense stress while being driven towards the shore. Do the whales suffer? Yes or No? The answer is yes.
We agree that the oceans must be cleaned of toxins and Sea Shepherd is very much involved with this. However the Faroese like to present themselves as victims of industrialization when they are equally participating with their industrialized fishing fleets, salmon farms and import of automobiles, computers and all the other consumer goods that other societies consume. The Faroes are not apart from the problem, they are also a part of the problem.