The ocean turned red in Torshavn, the capital of Streymoy Island in the Faroe Islands as hundreds of whales and dolphins were slaughtered by villagers on Wednesday. /VCG Photo

About 250 pilot whales and dolphins were lanced by specially made hunting spears, water mixed with blood flying in the air as they had their last breath on the Earth. /VCG Photo

These animals had been passing the area during their migration before being driven towards the shore by fishermen on boats, who killed them while people on the shore watched the hunt. /VCG Photo 

The inhabitants regard whaling as a community activity, and the local government says the hunting is sustainable. /VCG Photo

Each year, about 800 pilot whales are killed across the Faroe Islands, the North Atlantic archipelago located halfway between Norway and Iceland. /VCG Photo