'Don't Visit Faroe': Campaign launched to boycott island over controversial whale and dolphin hunt

A cruise ship recently stumbled upon the spectacle, with horrified tourists seeing seas turned crimson with blood.

A campaign was launched on Thursday to boycott the Faroe Islands over their highly controversial slaughter of pilot whales and dolphins. 

Dont Visit Faroe Islands‘ wants tourists to skip the small North Atlantic islands in a bid to pressure the government to end its annual hunts of marine life. 

“We’re hoping many supporters can join us as we try to encourage people to halt their visits to the Faroe islands and put pressure on the Faroese government to ban hunts once and for all,” campaigner Maissa Rababy told Euronews. 

“These hunts aren’t advertised in

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