
Where most people see a thing of wonder when catching sight of dolphins, Faroe Island inhabitants, or Faroese, see a food source. However, since the Faroese slaughtered 156 dolphins, including five calves, last week, some fellow islanders agree with activists who say the practice is cruel and outdated.
It's a centuries-old tradition to hunt whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands, an 18-island archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom.