The ancient fishing tradition of the inhabitants of the Faroe Islands was not stopped despite the war. Out of that, over 100 dolphins were hunted on the Faroe Islands beaches last weekend. The inhabitants of the group of islands hunt the fish in the middle of the sea, put hooks in their breathing holes and drag them to the shore. When the dolphins arrive at the beach, the locals volunteer to help the fishermen and stab the dolphins with spears, an action that causes a real bloodbath.
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The mass fishing event comes just weeks after the Faroese government set an annual dolphin hunting limit of 500 a year, and less than a year after 1,400 Atlantic white dolphins were killed in one weekend. However, the animal rights organizations were not satisfied and promised that they would do everything in their power to prevent the fishing. “Faro has no right to kill these highly intelligent animals, they belong to everyone. This is no less than their place and a new low, even by Faro’s standards,” said the representatives of the organizations.
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The Faroe Islands are a group of islands located in the North Atlantic Ocean, between Scotland, Norway and Iceland. The islands gained the status of an autonomous region in the Kingdom of Denmark in 1948, and apart from foreign affairs and security, the inhabitants of the islands (known as Faroese) lead their lives independently. As mentioned, the residents of the Faroe Islands see hunting as an important part of their culture and history.