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November 8, 2018 – Striped Dolphins slaughter – Taiji, Japan

 

 

Taiji: Today a pod of approximately 40 striped dolphins were driven into the Cove. While striped dolphins do not do well in captivity, two were taken to the sea pens in Moriura bay while the rest of the pod was brutally slaughtered. There was utter chaos as panic stricken dolphins were trapped in the nets and struggled to stay alive. Several appeared to drown in the nets before the hunters untangled them. The sounds of thrashing, dying dolphins echoed throughout the Cove. Two skiffs carried the lifeless bodies to the butcher house where these once wild and free dolphins will be processed and packaged.

 

 

Credit: DolphinProject.com

 

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