IN PICS: Hundreds of whales slaughtered in Denmark in annual ritual; photos spark social media outrage

People gather in front of the sea, coloured red, during the pilot whale hunt in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, on May 29, 2019. (Photo by Andrija ILIC / AFP)

As local fishermen spot pods of pilot whales passing the shores of the Danish territory of Faroe Islands during their migration, a convoy of boats drive the whales towards authorized fjords to harvest the catch. Pilot whaling is subject to Faroese legislation, which sets the framework for the catching, killing methods and permitted equipment. (Photo by Andrija ILIC / AFP)