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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
James C. Reynolds

Hundreds of whales slaughtered in Faroe Islands as annual cull turns sea blood red

Hundreds of whales and dolphins have been slaughtered off the coast of the Faroe Islands, with the sea turning red with blood during the annual hunt.

More than 700 animals were driven towards the shoreline and killed with hooks and long knives in hunts known locally as ‘the grind’ last week.

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