Sea Shepherd video: 'When the Ocean Tests You' as the seas grow heavier and the winds picks up the ship faces an unexpected challenge

 

Edge of the World: Krill Crisis”  Episode 3 Now Live! There’s a moment every crew member waits for on the journey south. In Episode 3, the crew catches their first glimpse of ice in the Southern Ocean — a powerful reminder that Antarctica is no longer an idea on a map, but directly ahead. Excitement builds on deck, but the Southern Ocean has its own timing. As the seas grow heavier and the wind picks up, the ship faces an unexpected challenge. The engine must be stopped while the weather intensifies, leaving the crew to work through the issue as the vessel moves with the full force of the waves. It’s a raw look at what this journey truly demands. As the crew's journey south continues, conditions onboard start to change. The ship’s motion in the water intensifies, daily routines become harder to maintain, and the crew feel the full weight of the Southern Ocean for the first time. Morale, balance, and patience are tested as Cape Horn draws nearer. Then, on the horizon, the crew spot the first real signs that they are headed south. A reminder of where this journey is taking them, and what still lies ahead. Each episode is created in real time as the campaign unfolds, entirely unscripted and unplanned. Join us episode by episode as we head south and confront the krill fleet, never knowing what will be revealed next. Thank you to Mimo Connect for sponsoring this episode of Edge of the World: Krill Crisis. Learn more here: https://seashe.ph/mimo link for a lot more information: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/krill-pledge/ Sea Shepherd is an international, non-profit marine conservation organization that engages in direct action campaigns to defend wildlife, and conserve and protect the world’s oceans from illegal exploitation and environmental destruction. Learn more about us: https://seashe.ph/aboutus Support our efforts: https://seashe.ph/supportdonate UK Supporters: Your Voice Can Help Stop the Grind https://youtu.be/a289TztePe0?si=rflQ1AvvmAVs2BSv Graphic content and not suitable for children The UK Parliament has a real opportunity to take an official stand against the grindadráp pilot whale hunts in the Faroe Islands. A new cross-party coalition of British Members of Parliament has called on ministers to renew diplomatic pressure, conduct a trade review, and require consumer labelling of products coming from the Faroe Islands. The motion is currently supported by nine MPs, but pressure from constituents can influence more to join. If you are in the UK, follow the link to send a message to your MP asking them to support this motion. It takes less than a minute, but together it can create real political impact for the pilot whales of the Faroe Islands. Write to Your MPs Sea Shepherd Australia  Huge news for the Faroe Islands: a new motion for resolution to end the Grind has been submitted to the European Parliament. Here’s the reality of 2025 so far: 996 pilot whales and dolphins killed - and the year isn’t over. On September 13th alone, 285 pilot whales were slaughtered in Fuglafjørður. What’s called “tradition” was, in truth: chaos, cruelty, and waste. Pilot whales and dolphins are protected in the EU - but not in the Faroes. Why? Because the islands refuse international conventions and are outside EU law. To learn more - follow @seashepherd for more updates. #LivingFjord #StopTheGrind

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In Ghana Pigs are due to lack of alternatives, clubbed to death before slaughter: the Dutch Eyes on Animals are training farmers, butchers, abattoirs to use a stunning device

 

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After two years of waiting, it was finally here: the Ghanaian government approved the import of tranquilizers . Ten new tranquilizers, maintenance kits, and tens of thousands of cartridges. On December 19, 2025, we were finally able to pick them up! Sorf and his team were immediately ready to receive the equipment. There was no time to lose. The sooner the stunners are in use, the less animals will suffer.   Photo: Sorf with the newly arrived stunning devices in Accra, Ghana. Geomatela Pig Farm On December 24th, our Eyes on Animals and WACPAW) visited Geomatelain Somanya 2022-Annual-Report.pdf Please read their achievements with help from https://www.eyesonanimals.com/ for the first time What we saw there is unfortunately still the standard in Ghana—and many other countries: pigs are beaten over the head with a heavy wooden club until they no longer move. Then they are slaughtered. Not out of cruelty, but because there is no alternative. We immediately provided training and provided a stunning device . The staff learned how to approach the animals calmly and stun them in one go. The difference was immediately visible. The animals were unconscious in an instant. No clubs. No prolonged pain. The staff promised to use the stunning device on every animal from now on. We will return soon to verify that this is indeed the case. First pigs were clubbed to death, now they are stunned. Doweba Pig Farm Two days later, on December 26th, we visited Doweba. Sixty pigs are slaughtered here every week. Heavy metal rods were used to knock animals unconscious. Here, too, we provided training in working calmly and administering the correct stunning. We handed over a stunning device and cartridges. The killing was stopped immediately. The killing of pigs also came to an end on this farm. Pretty Pipers Pig Farm and Slaughterhouse On January 2nd, we returned to Pretty Pipers. Last summer, we had already given a training session here and left a stunning device. Around Christmas, it had broken due to heavy use. Thanks to the new maintenance kits, Sorf was able to repair the old stunning device. We also donated a new one. Now there is one stunning device on the farm and one at the slaughterhouse. All pigs are stunned before slaughter. The owner was visibly pleased with our visit and expressed his great appreciation. Sorf repairs the old stunning device and provides an extra one. Krofrom Slaughterhouse On January 3rd, we went to the Krofrom slaughterhouse in Kumasi. Since our first training in 2023, they had been using a stunning device we donated. However, this device had recently broken down. We provided a new one. This prevented them from permanently resorting to the baton. Stunning was resumed the same day. Stunned slaughter resumes in Krofrom. Olive Abattoir Finally, we visited Olivein Accra. We've been working on improvements there for three years. We improved the unloading facilities, had dangerous drainage holes covered, and provided training on handling the animals more calmly. We also donated a new stunning device with cartridges. The slaughterhouse slaughtered animals under stunning again that same day. The abattoir's veterinarian, Dr. Bonsu Gbawe, was visibly grateful for our continued support. Sorf presents a new anesthetic machine to Dr. Bonsu Gbawe. Our work in Ghana continues .Working in Ghanaian slaughterhouses is grueling. It's horrific to see animals being bludgeoned to death with heavy blows. But we also see that change is possible. That gives us hope. We can't prevent thousands of animals from being slaughtered every day. But we can reduce their suffering. A stunning device makes a world of difference. I'm incredibly grateful to Sorf and his team for their dedication. He's currently working with the Ghanaian government on legislation that will make stunning mandatory. He's also trying to simplify the import of stunning devices so that slaughterhouses can access them themselves. Until then, we'll continue to provide free training and make stunning equipment available. Lasting change requires continued commitment! Thank you for your support. A huge thank you to all the donors who make our work in Ghana possible. Thanks to your support, we can concretely and directly reduce animal suffering. Every training session. Every stunning device. Every company that makes the switch.   That's real, measurable progress. Help us and donate With sincere thanks for your support of the animals, Lesley Moffat Director and Founder, Eyes on Animals

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