The crimson shore: How the residents of the Faroe Islands are continuing the shameful slaughter of pilot whales despite disgust from the rest of Europe

is this some kind of sport or hobbie?

Can't see the problem with this, it's their tradition and again we have do gooders wanting to put and end to it, bore off

Arguably, at least they lived wild and free before they were slaughtered, unlike the 58 billion animals killed each year on factory farms who have never seen an act of human kindness... and never will. Isn't this what s termed as "Free-range meat" - and apparently that's OK? - at least for those who eat meat. As angry as this makes me, I am no more or less angry about these whales than I am about the horrific conditions animals are treated across the world - all in the name of meat and dairy.

Hideous, cruel, barbaric, all in the name of traditionEvery year they roll out the same old excuses and arguments Time the international community stood up and stopped this senseless slaughter

The Faroe Islands are Nothing to do with Us, you we should keep our noses out. How dare the EU tell other places what to do, after the Germans Murdered over 6 Million innocent people only a few years ago.

Disgusting, barbaric and totally unnecessary....time for this cruelty to STOP!

Their country, their customs

Oh my actual god...

not a lot of farmland in The Faroes, people there live off the sea rather than the land. No different to an abattoir, just more visible.

vile humans at it again.

Lets hope the population of the Faroe Islands is ageing rapidly and these sick people die out and the sooner the better.

Absolutely disgusting! I can't believe people get their kicks out of this.

This is a horrific practice that needs to end. There's nothing 'traditional' about using tracking devices, radio communications and speed boats to find whales and herd them to the slaughter. Several years ago the Faroe Islands Chief Medical Officer stated that due to high levels of mercury, pilot whales should no longer be considered fit for human consumption. Time now for the islanders to consign the grind to history and join the 21st century.

Vile people where's the EU etc to stop this!

sick weirdos...just like bull fighting foxhunting etc...

Too horrible for words. Those people are a disgrace to humanity, the way they enjoy such a slaughter.

My disgust at these ignorant and foul specimens of so called humanity knows no bounds....how they can class themselves as human is beyond me.....sickening..I would call for sanctions..lets so how they cling to their beloved traditions when no one in the world will send goods to them....evil and totally barbaric

If we're slaughtering sentient beings for no purpose - can we slaughter the Faroese? no..... I didn' think so

You would expect this from the Middle East, no Europe.

this is so sick these animals are so clever emotional ... they live in tight family groups sing with joy are gentle . we take the innocent beings of they sea and defile them .. often human nature is so beneath most other species .. its not right and unnecessary. there should be a ban and protection of the species regardless of what sea their in .. politicians do little ..