Captain Paul Watson sent Monsters and Critics an update on the Sea Shepherd's work.
Skipper of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's anti-whaling vessel 'Steve Irwin' Paul Watson (C) speaking to the media EPA/TONY MCDONOUGH
Watson writes, "Did you know that a slaughter worse than the killing of dolphins in Taiji, Japan still exists in present day Europe? It's called 'The Grind' and it happens in Denmark's Faeroe Islands every year. However, we have successfully saved dolphins there this past month..."
"Thanks to your support, we are fighting back in the Ferocious Isles and against humankind's relentless war on the living creatures of the oceans. Sea Shepherd campaigns, made possible by your support
"Last week, the Faeroese media reported that a pod of pilot whales, which are members of the dolphin family, had escaped because of sounds being broadcasted under the water," says Watson. "Sea Shepherd is partnered with the Brigitte Bardot Foundation in our opposition to the brutal and barbaric slaughter of pilot whales by Faeroese citizens."
Watson revealed the carnage was worse than Japan: "It is a slaughter more horrific than the killing of the dolphins in Taiji, Japan, and it is taking place in Europe in violation of the Berne Convention, to which Denmark is a signatory. From our ship the Golfo Azzurro, Sea Shepherd and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation have been gathering evidence on the slaughter of the whales and deploying experimental acoustical devices in the water to ward migrating pilot whales away from the island."
"We have kept this idea quiet until now, but today the Faeroese media reported that a pod of pilot whales had escaped because of sounds being broadcasted under the water," Watson shared. "Well, they caught us. We have been doing just that, and it appears that the devices work, and if they work we will be returning next year with more of them to deploy."
The events were gruesome, according to Watson: "The Faeroese slaughter entire pods, including pregnant females and young calves. Not a single whale survives once the Faeroese pull out their long knives and clubs. They perish in an agonizing bloody orgy as drunken fishermen hack, stab, club, and slash the defenseless animals to death, filling the bay with blood."
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Captain Paul Watson finished his update with this message:
"The oceans need Sea Shepherd and Sea Shepherd needs your support. In return for your support, we will continue to defend the lives of whales, seals, dolphins, sharks, turtles, sea birds, fish, and invertebrates. We are their navy, and we are your navy, and together we have instituted a new approach to conservation that is far more effective than hanging banners, merely witnessing atrocities, or holding meetings. We have seen the problems threatening biodiversity in our oceans, and we have devised strategies to address these problems aggressively and effectively. Please support our efforts!"
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