A handful of celebrities are flocking to the Faroe Islands to join the fight against Denmark’s annual dolphin “grind”, a highly controversial mass slaughter of pilot whales.

Actress Pamela Anderson, famed ballet dancer Sylvie Guillem and sailor Florence Arthaud, both of France, are just a few joining 500 volunteers who are part of “Operation Grindstop.” The Sea Shepherd environmental group founded the campaign in an effort to stop the killing of about 1,000 pilot whales, which are among the largest members of the dolphin family.

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