Ritual Slaughter: The Tradition of Pilot Whale Hunting on the Faroe Islands

• Published in: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
• Main Author: Hanna Maria Mamzer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: whaling; hunting; pilot whales; tradition; ritual slaughter; halal/kosher slaughter; Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Faroe Islands; Slaughter
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.552465; https://doaj.org/article/26683c6676d64766875a1d527a6f1fe9

Faroese people consider grindadráp, the hunting of pilot whales, as a part of their cultural heritage, but from the point of view of veterinary sciences and biology, the method of killing pilot whales is a form of a ritual slaughter performed on fully conscious animals that are aware of their circum...