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Every year in a group of islands known as the Faroe Islands — off the coasts of Denmark and Iceland — a whale massacre takes place. Thousands of pilot whales are lured to the shallower waters of the Faroe Island bay. It's at this time that whale hunters slaughter the whales for human consumption and as a game/challenge. They slash and stab the whales' outer skin until the surrounding waters turn red with their blood. The killers: All 50,000 inhabitants of the islands are the direct descendants of the vikings. The Faroe Island massacre is one that dates back to the 1500s and is an event steeped in tradition for the Faroese as a "rite of passage" from boyhood into manhood. Many people come from all over to watch and cheer the slaughter, and when it's done, eat the whales' meat. That which is not consumed is simply thrown away. The Faroese are all but decimating an entire species of precious marine mammals and it must be stopped now. Sign the petition imploring Faroe Islands Prime Minister Kaj Leo Johannesen to put an end to this barbaric event once and for all. Goal: 30,000 - Progress: 21,726 Note: A Scientific panel has ruled that meat from whales contains dangerous levels of chemicals & PCBs 10-1000 x higher than even fish. "Our advice is not to eat whale meat due to the impact on a child's brains.", said Janneche Utne Skaare, deputy director of the Nordic National Institute. Norway and Denmark have issued advisories against eating whale meat sold by whalers because of brain damage due to toxic mercury. http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/campaign.faces?siteId=3&campaign=FaroeIslandWhaleSlaughter&ThirdPartyClicks=ETA_090811_FaroeIslandWhaleSlaughter_F

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