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Ryan Fahey

Bloody slaughter of 100 bottlenose dolphins on Faroe Islands sparks global outrage

One hundred bottlenose dolphins were slaughtered today on the Faroe Islands amid international outrage over their annual whale hunt.

This morning around 100 of the sea mammals were herded into a bay, where they remained for several hours before being massacred by residents of Skálafjörður.

The island's whaling sheriff said this was the first time hunters used a spear designed to speed up killing time and reduce their suffering.

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