Infringement Procedure against Denmark
Sea Shepherd asks European Commission to hold Denmark accountable for pilot whale slaughterFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2017 With the formal support of 27 Members of the European Parliament, Sea Shepherd Netherlands has officially submitted a request to the European Commission to launch infringement proceedings against Denmark for facilitating the slaughter of pilot whales and other cetaceans in the Faroe Islands. Every year from June through November, hundreds of pilot whales are driven onto the beaches of the Faroe Islands using motor boats, then slaughtered in a practice known