WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Horrifying scenes as fishermen chase 250 whales onto a beach in the Faroe Islands and locals leap into the water with glee to stab them to death.

 

Slaughter turns the sea red with blood: Horrifying scenes as fishermen chase 250 whales onto a beach in the Faroe Islands and locals leap into the water with glee to stab them to death.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: The brutal slaughtering of pilots whales took place at Bøur and Tórshavn in the Faroe IslandsLocals dressed in wetsuits wade into the water, and use knifes and harpoons to kill the stranded whalesAlthough whaling is illegal in Denmark, the annual hunt, known as the grindadráp, is allowed in the Faroe Islands

Their bodies lie beached on the dark shore, large slash marks penetrate the neck and sides of the whale as the blood mixes with the cold water.

Known as the grindadráp, the brutal slaughtering of pilots whales in the Danish owned Faroe Islands took place yesterday. As many as 250 whales were reportedly massacred on two beaches in Bøur and Tórshavn as locals used harpoons and knifes to hack the all of the pilot whales to death.

Killing: Locals wade out in wetsuits and use ropes to catch the whales before stabbing them with knives

Prepared: Running down the beaches, the locals prepare to drag the whales in and kill them

Witnesses: Slain on the beaches, hundreds of locals come down to watch the brutal slaughter

The horrific scenes were filmed by activists from Sea Shepherd, a non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organisation.

As the innocent whales are forced to swim towards the beaches, the locals begin to run down from the jetty towards the sea.

Realising they are unable to escape, the whales slow down as the fishermen in their power boats and dinghieus begin to close in on the large school of whales.

The locals, many of whom are dressed in full wetsuits and bobble hats, wade into the water and begin to violently drag the distressed animals up the beach.