Faroe islanders stabbed the bottlenose dolphins using hooks, knives, and spears. Around 100 bottlenose dolphins have died amid new Faroe Island dolphin hunting that occurred on Friday, July 29.
After last year's international condemnation and local criticism, the government on the Faroe Islands is proposing an annual catch limit of 500 white-sided dolphins for 2022 and 2023
As a quota of 500 dolphins is set for slaughter, the Faroe Islands have been dubbed an "abattoir." Following outrage over the slaughter of 1,480 white-sided dolphins last year, environmentalists believe new government hunt quotas are 'farcical.'
After last year's international condemnation and local criticism, the government on the Faroe Islands is proposing an annual catch limit of 500 white-sided dolphins for 2022 and 2023