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On Wednesday, over 700 Atlantic white-sided dolphins were herded into shallow bays and slaughtered during the Faroe Islands’ Grindadráp, with reports of equipment shortages forcing knife killings and witnesses describing prolonged suffering; activists say it constitutes cruelty rather than culture and urge bans, while authorities defend the practice as legally regulated.
Passengers aboard a luxury cruise ship were traumatized as their vessel docked at the Faroe Islands, where locals were participating in the centuries-old tradition of grindadráp, a mass hunting event that involves the killing of dolphins. The British cruise ship operator issued an apology, expressing their objection to the practice. The hunt resulted in the slaughter of 78 long-finned pilot whales, with graphic images showing dolphins covered in blood and stuffed in bins. While the tradition is defended by locals as a means of sourcing their own food, it has faced widespread criticism from animal rights organizations. The Faroe Islands, a semi-autonomous region not part of the European Union, continue the whaling tradition without restrictions.
British cruise ship operator, Ambassador Cruise Line, has apologized after its passengers witnessed a mass hunt of dolphins in the Faroe Islands. The hunt, known as Grindadráp, is a centuries-old tradition involving the killing of marine mammals for sustenance. Animal activists and conservationists have long criticized the practice as unsustainable and cruel, calling for a boycott of the Faroe Islands. The cruise company's apology comes amid growing pressure for cruise companies to remove the Faroe Islands from their itineraries to take a stand against the controversial whaling tradition.