Why is there a Whale Slaughter Day in Denmark?

Global Network Comprehensive Report According to the British "Daily Mail" report on December 20, the Danish Faroland Islands recently held an annual traditional event of killing pilot whales, and American photographers recorded the bloody scenes with their lenses.

In the picture, all the villagers mobilized to drive the pilot whale close to the coast, and then cut the whale's spinal cord with a knife, causing blood to flow out and stain the entire sea surface red.

It is reported that the collective slaughter of pilot whales originated in the 15th century. The residents of the Faroe Islands hunted whales for survival and ate their blubber and whale meat, and then evolved into a traditional custom.

In recent years, animal rights activists have strongly opposed the practice of killing pilot whales. Although pilot whales are not an endangered species, such killings are extremely cruel, inhumane and unnecessary.

However, the 48,000 residents of Falorland believe that this is the cultural tradition of their own nation and cannot be abandoned.

In the past, residents of the Faroland Islands ate whales, but modern scientific reports indicate that whale meat is difficult to digest by the human body, and pilot whales contain high levels of toxins such as mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls, which are harmful to the body and should not be eaten.

Local residents said that perhaps as young people no longer like to eat whale meat, the custom of killing whales will disappear.