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Faroe Islands to limit controversial dolphin hunt quota to 500

Fishermen drive pilot whales towards the shore during a hunt on May 29, 2019 in Torshavn, the Faroe Islands [File: Andrija Ilic/ AFP]

The Faroe Islands said it would provisionally limit its controversial dolphin hunt to 500, following public outcry over the practice.

Each year images of the bloody dolphin hunt by fishermen on the self-governing islands located in the North Atlantic make headlines around the world and spark outrage among animal rights activists who consider the practice barbaric.

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