The Internet recoiled in horror yesterday after footage emerged of a gruesome whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
As the video was shared thousands of times on Twitter on Facebook, The Office star Ricky Gervais brought the slaughter to the attention of his follows.
The comedian took to Twitter in disgust at the brutal killings, writing: “Tragic whale slaughter in Faroe Islands. It's good we've found a twin Earth because we're really f**king up this one.”
Campaigners trying to prevent the slaughter were arrested moments before hunters ran into the sea to tackle the whales.
The whales had been herded into a cove so that the groups of hunters could have easy access to the whales.
Footage shows hunters smiling as their faces are covered in blood; scenes that have since shocked people around the world.
The islands- located between Norway and Iceland, 200 miles of Scotland- is self governed but within the Kingdom of Denmark.
Despite Denmark being anti-whaling in the EU, the brutal practice continues in the Faroe Islands.
A spokesperson for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society- the group which captured the footage- said: “How Denmark - an anti-whaling member nation of the European Union, subject to laws prohibiting the slaughter of cetaceans – can attempt to justify its collaboration in this slaughter is incomprehensible ”
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