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It appears one of the juveniles have been stolen into captivity. There have been 4 taken altogether - Taiji, Japan
December 19, 2016 - Bottlenose Dolphins Capture – Taiji, Japan
Greed doesn't take a break, the boats are heading out again - the hunters are leaving the harbour.
They have found a pod. We can confirm that they are bottlenose dolphins. They will likely be stolen for a life in captivity. The drive has happened VERY fast. They have already been driven into the cove.
We're not sure if they'll be slaughtered or sold into captivity, as bottlenose dolphins are highly 'desirable' I the captivity industry. The trainers have arrived to steal the dolphins out of the wild for a life in captivity.
The bottlenose have been driven deep into the cove. Trainers wait for them on the shore of the killing beach, to choose which ones are desirable for captivity. There are at least 2 juveniles.
It appears one of the juveniles have been stolen into captivity. There have been 4 taken altogether.
The remaining of the pod have been driven out to sea. Half of the pod have been stolen for a life in captivity - performing for frozen fish just to survive.
We won't know if the pod survives without the rest of the members, but hopefully there are enough adults in the pod that know how to hunt and where to migrate.
There are many reasons why keeping these animals in captivity is wrong, such as the poor, often terrible, conditions in which dolphins are still kept in many facilities worldwide, and the high illness and mortality rate of captive animals. No state of the art captive aquarium or marine park can ever meet the complex physiological and psychological needs of a dolphin, or most other animals, for that matter. And we have not yet mentioned the number of individuals killed in the process of being captured, and the stress these animals go through when separated from their companions and social networks.
It’s time we recognize that the only, true reason we still keep these magnificent, large brained and socially complex creatures captive is for our entertainment; entertainment for the motive of making money, and lots of it.
Dolphins are who, not what, and they deserve some rights. We humans should use our judgment and compassion toward these (and other) fellow animals and stop keeping them caged as our prisoners.
Sites for more information :
Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians Page (official)
www.facebook.com/SeaShepherdCoveGuardiansOfficialPage
Cove Guardians
www.seashepherd.org/cove-guardians
Photo: Sea Shepherd
It appears one of the juveniles have been stolen into captivity. There have been 4 taken altogether - Taiji, Japan
December 19, 2016 - Bottlenose Dolphins Capture – Taiji, Japan
Greed doesn't take a break, the boats are heading out again - the hunters are leaving the harbour.
They have found a pod. We can confirm that they are bottlenose dolphins. They will likely be stolen for a life in captivity. The drive has happened VERY fast. They have already been driven into the cove.
We're not sure if they'll be slaughtered or sold into captivity, as bottlenose dolphins are highly 'desirable' I the captivity industry. The trainers have arrived to steal the dolphins out of the wild for a life in captivity.
The bottlenose have been driven deep into the cove. Trainers wait for them on the shore of the killing beach, to choose which ones are desirable for captivity. There are at least 2 juveniles.
It appears one of the juveniles have been stolen into captivity. There have been 4 taken altogether.
The remaining of the pod have been driven out to sea. Half of the pod have been stolen for a life in captivity - performing for frozen fish just to survive.
We won't know if the pod survives without the rest of the members, but hopefully there are enough adults in the pod that know how to hunt and where to migrate.
There are many reasons why keeping these animals in captivity is wrong, such as the poor, often terrible, conditions in which dolphins are still kept in many facilities worldwide, and the high illness and mortality rate of captive animals. No state of the art captive aquarium or marine park can ever meet the complex physiological and psychological needs of a dolphin, or most other animals, for that matter. And we have not yet mentioned the number of individuals killed in the process of being captured, and the stress these animals go through when separated from their companions and social networks.
It’s time we recognize that the only, true reason we still keep these magnificent, large brained and socially complex creatures captive is for our entertainment; entertainment for the motive of making money, and lots of it.
Dolphins are who, not what, and they deserve some rights. We humans should use our judgment and compassion toward these (and other) fellow animals and stop keeping them caged as our prisoners.
Sites for more information :
Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians Page (official)
www.facebook.com/SeaShepherdCoveGuardiansOfficialPage
Cove Guardians
www.seashepherd.org/cove-guardians
Photo: Sea Shepherd