592 Dead Pilot Whales Are Weighing Heavily On Our Minds
Yesterday 90 more pilot whales were killed in Hvalvik, bringing the death toll to 592 whales in just 8 weeks .
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Mar 183 min read
A Call for Expanded Responsibility in EU-Faroe Islands Relations: An Open Letter to the EU Commission President
Dear President Von der Leyen, We at #StoptheGrind, a coalition of conservationists and MEPs dedicated to ending the slaughter of pilot...
Sep 30, 20231 min read
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Joins the Stop The Grind Coalition Leadership
On Friday, September 22, the ocean turned red after a “grind” used boats and jet skis to herd cetaceans into coves in the Faroe Islands....
Jul 12, 20224 min read
Stop the Grind Response to the 11th July Parliamentary Debate on the UK Trade Agreement
Although disappointed with the outcome of the debate, Stop the Grind is pleased with the passionate discussion that took place on Monday...
Jul 4, 20221 min read
Support Economic Sanctions Against the Faroe Islands
A decision to suspend UK trade with the Faroe Islands would mark a significant win in our efforts to stop the Grind by demonstrating to...
Nov 2, 20212 min read
Letter from the Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith
Last week, the Stop the Grind coalition received a letter from UK Minister Zac Goldsmith. This was in response to a letter we sent the...
Oct 13, 20211 min read
MEP Martin Buschmann takes a stand against the Grind in Brussels
German politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Animal Welfare Party has joined our campaign to #stopthegrind. Mr...
Oct 7, 20217 min read
Open letter to the Faroese Prime Minister
7th October 2021 Mr Bárður á Steig Nielsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands Prime Minister, We are writing to you from a recently...
Sep 28, 20212 min read
The North Atlantic Red Sea: poor planning and incompetence lead to senseless cetacean death. Again.
On September 22nd, the Faroese news source, JN, reported that 52 long-finned pilot whales were killed in a Grindadráp on the shores of...
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