Gruesome Faroe Islands whale cull turns the sea RED as fishermen force hundreds ashore to butcher them

Horrific photos reveal the aftermath of a brutal killing of a pod of whales on a remote Arctic island.



The animals are rounded up and slaughtered by villagers several times a year in a tradition that has caused outrage across the world.



One of these culls happens every summer where thousands of pilot and beaked whales are massacred in bays across the Danish-owned Faroe Islands as inhabitants prepare for the harsh winter months ahead.



Images show fishermen driving herds into shallow waters that have already been stained red by the blood of previously slaughtered animals.



The water is littered with dozens of corpses many of which can be seen with massive gashes on their bodies where people have hacked at them.