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There is no escaping these merciless murders - at Taiji, Japan

29 November, 2015 – Risso’s Dolphins Slaughter – at Taiji, Japan

 

 

No mercy has been shown by the killers of Taiji today, as a small pod of six Risso’s dolphins were brutally slaughtered for consumption. Seven of the eleven banger boats that left the harbor this morning, quickly and efficiently drove the pod into the killing cove. The remaining four were not seen during the drive.

 

The six Risso’s were netted into the cove, although the pod was huddled together, some managed to break away into the outer nets. One of the Risso’s in the inner nets, desperately tried to swim through the nets to get to his loved ones, but as we know the Taiji killers are notorious for their unforgivable cruelty. A diver conspired with two skiffs to trap the dolphin by tying a rope around the tail and dragged the terrified victim under the tarps to certain death. Cove Guardians reported that no trainers were seen in the cove, it is not common for Risso’s to be selected for captivity.

 

Destruction and devastation can happen quickly in Taiji, as the killers again prove that they are able to completely erase a once happy family of six Risso’s dolphins within 2 hours.

 

Today's Livetream is archived at livestream.seashepherd.org/

 

Sites for more information :

 

Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians Page (official)

www.facebook.com/SeaShepherdCoveGuardiansOfficialPage

 

Cove Guardians

www.seashepherd.org/cove-guardians

 

Photo: Sea Shepherd

 

 

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