Slaughter of dolphins on Faroes sparks debate on traditions

Dead white-sided dolphins lay on a beach (Sea Shepherd via AP)

The slaughter of 1,428 white-sided dolphins over the weekend, part of a four-century-old traditional drive of sea mammals into shallow water where they are killed for their meat and blubber, has reignited a debate on the Faroe Islands.

The hunt in the North Atlantic islands is not commercial and is authorised, but environmental activists claim it is cruel.