These shocking images show over 1,400 dolphins brutally massacred in what is believed to be the largest mass slaughter of the animals in recent history.
The annual hunt in the Faroe Islands - known as Grindadrap - sees Atlantic white sided dolphins herded into a bay by local boats before having their spinal cords severed.
This year's hunt took place on September 12 and saw 1,428 dolphins killed.
The countless bloodied dolphin bodies were then stacked up to be distributed around the area - with the horrifying pictures showing just a fraction of the dolphins killed.
Marine conservation charity Sea Shepherd UK has been campaigning against the routine massacres for many years, headed up by Chief Operating Officer Rob Read, 47.
He reckons this is the largest hunt not just in the history of Faroe Islands, but all around the world.
"This killing is of a whole other scale entirely - it is mind-blowingly unprecedented," he said.
"There is no need for the meat in Faroe Islands nowadays and it shouldn't be happening, never mind in these numbers.
"There were too many to kill humanely, if that's even possible.
"These days it is little more than sport, using tradition as justification, and that's why we campaign against it."
Part of the kingdom of Denmark, the Faroe Islands are an archipelago which are situated 230 miles north-west of mainland Scotland.
The Grindadrap is a cultural tradition which dates back hundreds of years to the time when locals were reliant on whale and dolphin meet to survive.
Similar hunts are known to take place in Peru, Japan and the Soloman Islands.
Pods of dolphins and whales are forced up onto a beach before being killed - and the activity can see an entire genetic group wiped out.
Rob said: "Many people aren't even aware of this practice - it is such a cruel thing to do.
"In these killings, no animal is spared - adults, calves, and even pregnant mothers.
"But this particular hunt is completely unprecedented on a scale never seen before in recent hunting history all over the world.
"It may well be the largest hunt ever, which is awful.
"This is why we will never give up opposing it and we're determined to raise awareness to make change."
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