EU should hold Denmark accountable for Faroe Island ‘whale slaughter’ – activists

‘Environmental activists are urging the European Commission to take action against Denmark, accusing the country’s officials of facilitating the slaughter of pilot whales and other marine mammals in the Faroe Islands.
Sea Shepherd Netherlands announced that it has officially submitted a request to the commission to launch “infringement proceedings” against the Scandinavian country, claiming it has the formal support of 27 members of the European Parliament.
The complaint centers on a practice known as Grindadráp, or Grind, in which “hundreds of pilot whales are driven onto the beaches of the Faroe Islands using motor boats, then slaughtered…” a Sea Shepherd press release states.’
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