Cowardly Denmark sadistically stabs 100 dolphins in 'largest hunt for this species in over 120 years'

It is estimated that the animals were cowardly attacked with knives and other sharp instruments after being driven to shore. It is about 98 adult specimens, a calf and a female that was pregnant.

At least 100 bottlenose dolphins were killed in the Faroe Islands (Denmark), in what would be "the largest hunt for this species in more than 120 years," the British subsidiary of the international environmental organization Sea Shepherd denounced on Friday.

It is estimated that the animals were attacked with knives and other sharp instruments after being driven to shore. There are 98 adult specimens, a calf and a pregnant female, detailed the conservation group, which photographed, filmed and counted the bodies.

"This hunt for dolphins, and indeed the killing of all pilot whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands, is simply a disgrace and will rightly cause further national and international outrage," the activists said.

The incident comes after Faroese officials announced earlier this month that they would allow traditional mammal hunts to continue, with a limit of 500 dolphins for this year. The decision was motivated by the massacre of 1,428 white-sided dolphins in September last year during the annual celebration called 'Grindadráp', which caused a wave of rejection worldwide.

The environmental group Blue Planet Society then urged Denmark and the European Union to take action to "save the protected dolphins from these completely irresponsible inhabitants of the Faroe Islands". However, just 10 days after 'Grindadráp', at least 53 pilot whales were killed.

Despite the indignation and rejection caused by this custom, the hunts continue. Many locals have asked the activists to respect their culture and have promised to continue those ancient traditions.

"The killing of 100 of these dolphins is a political signal to show the world that dolphin hunters in the Faroe Islands don't care about the opinion of their own people or the international community. We really hope the UK and EU respond to this position with the necessary diplomatic and economic pressure," said Astrid Fuchs, of the cetacean defense organization Whale and Dolphin Conservation.