See Photos from the Horrific Slaughter of 250 Whales in Faroe Islands

Shocking footage has emerged which shows the slaughter of 250 pilot whales in the Faroe Islands yesterday. 

According to reports, the horrendous event, known as the grindadráp and which happens every year, sees locals luring the animals to the shore before attacking them with lances and knives.

The innocent whales were forced to swim towards the beaches in Bøur and Tórshavn, only for locals to run down from the jetty towards them. Using an array of weapons, including sharp knives and harpoons, the locals begin to hack at the animals, slicing at their fatty necks and puncturing their sides. The water quickly turned red with all the blood as one by one, the whales are ruthlessly
slaughtered by the heartless locals.

Close footage showed some of the huntsmen laughing and smiling, droplets of blood dripping down from their sweaty brows.

Each year,  the brutal attack on the whales is carried out across the archipelago of the Faroes Island. These year's event were filmed by Sea Shepherd, a non-profit marine conservation society. Five members of the group were arrested while attempting to disrupt the bloody event that has been practiced for centuries.

All the hunted whales are used for their food, with pilot whale meat and flubber being the main products used by the Faroese