Outrage as 100 bottlenose dolphins slaughtered with spears turning bay bloody red

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dolphins on the Faroe Islands has sparked international outrage. Residents of Skálafjörður herded the sea mammals into a bay, where they remained for several hours, before being massacred.

Men waited in the shallows to kill the animals with hooks, knives and spears, turning the bay bloody red. READ MORE: Husky with taped-up mouth left in boiling car while bloke goes gambling at casino With the spotlight already on the region for their annual whale hunt, the practice has been condemned by animal rights groups as ‘barbaric’.However, residents have argued that it is an important part of their local traditionAccording to the island's whaling sheriff this was the first time hunters used a spear designed to speed up killing time and reduce their suffering.

Experts refute theories that the killing lance makes the process more humane, according to uk.whales.org. Astrid Fuchs, policy manager at Whales and Dolphin Conservation said: "Bottlenose dolphins are one of the most loved and well-studied species of dolphins."The killing of 100 of these dolphins is a political signal to show the world that the dolphin hunters in the Faroe Islands don't care about the opinion of their own people or the international community."We very much hope that the UK and the EU will respond to this position with the necessary diplomatic and economic pressure."A petition recently racked up 1.3million signatures from across the globe calling for the dolphin hunts to come to an immediate halt.The WDC claims that an opinion poll among the Faroese showed the majority of residents feel the hunts should end.This is because bottlenose dolphin meat is not in high demand, and the species doesn't fall under the traditional pilot whale grinds - in which the.