Cruise passengers traumatized as 78 dolphins killed in brutal whaling tradition

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.