Cruise Operator Apologizes for Passengers Witnessing Brutal Dolphin Slaughter
British cruise ship operator, Ambassador Cruise Line, has apologized after passengers on their luxury vessel witnessed the slaughter of 78 dolphins during a mass hunting event in the Faroe Islands. The centuries-old tradition, known as Grindadráp, involves 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 Faroe Islands, a Danish territory, are not part of the European Union and the whaling traditions are likely to continue unless the island's government decides otherwise.