Faroe Islands branded an 'abattoir' as quota set for slaughter of 500 dolphins

Outcry at last year's killing of 1,480 white-sided dolphins ignored amid 'farcical' government move to normalise hunting at high rateMonths after the much-criticised slaughter of more than 1,400 white-sided dolphins in the Faroe Islands, a provisional annual hunt quota of 500 has been set by the Faroese government in what campaigners call a "farcical" decision.The Faroese fisheries minister, Árni Skaale, said that the quota was meant to secure sustainability. "We have a right to hunt," he told the Guardian, but added that there was an obligation to protect the country's resources: "We have to utilise everything sustainably." Continue reading...