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Taiji Slaughter Season Ends in Bloodshed
- Posted to "The Cove" - Save Japan Dolphin… by Laura Bridgeman
I pledge to Not Support the Taiji Dolphin Slaughter - I Won't Buy a Ticket to a Dolphin Show!
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I wish I could say that we made more progress this year in shutting down the dolphin hunts, but the slaughter just went on and on. Many families were torn apart or destroyed; individual personalities, cultural traditions, and relationships were snuffed out - all in the name of making a few yen.
Photo Courtesy Terran Baylor
The number of dolphins killed last season was probably around 800 - 840 (there are several different estimates - it's hard to be certain). This season, the estimates are slightly below 900.
Also, an unprecedented number of dolphins were taken for captivity, estimated at a whopping 247 individuals. We are not sure what this means, although we do know there are a lot of aquariums seeking new dolphins in China, Japan, and the Middle East.
Photo Courtesy Terran Baylor
This is why it is so important that people begin to see the global captivity industry for what it is - an industry that profits off of slavery, murder and tearing families apart - and to not support it in any way.
On a positive note, a number of Japanese activists became involved in this issue, joining me and our Save Japan Dolphins team in Taiji, while activists organized two successful demonstrations in Tokyo against whaling and the dolphin hunts.
Tokyo Rally. Photo Courtesy Yoav Ben Shushan
Throughout the season, our Cove Monitors were in Taiji bringing you real-time updates and details about the hunts. And our strategy of avoiding confrontations and instead working with the people of Japan is having a farther reach than ever.
This was never going to be an easy effort. But this is the time when we need to campaign even harder. It is completely unnacceptable that even one dolphin should meet it's demise at the hands of a Taiji hunter, never mind 900.
Take a moment and take our pledge not to buy a ticket to a dolphin show, and stay tuned for updates.
I'm in this until we shut down the Taiji hunts once and for all. I hope you all stick with me - we can do this!
Ric O'Barry
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Hell exists and is called Taiji. NEVER give up, NEVER buy a ticket to a dolphin show. Blessings to all dolphins that have lost their lives or their freedom, EVERY one of them is precious ♥
Yes really pretty please join this super awesome wonderful super cause.
People MUST NOT go to dolphin shows, lots of people still don't know about taiji cove! keep spreading the word!
Tienen sentimientos, no son cosas, SON ANIMALES RESPETO PARA ELLOS!!!!!
Apartan a los jóvenes y bebés , para los delfinarios para entrenarlos, para diversión de la gente.
Los que tenemos un poco de sensibilidad es terrible verlos , dar vueltas y vueltas en estanques cerrados..... Y ver y saber como los japoneses los asesinan,no hay palabras para describirlo,es terribleeeeee!!!!!
This must stop immediately! Please sign and share with others.
"Never ever give up. Never ever ever ever ever give up." Thank you for what you are doing on behalf of all of us who care. GOD BLESS YOU, DEAR GUYS!
This must stop! I will never go to a dolphin show, and will discourage anyone that I know from going. It's much more logical, and educational to see them in their natural habitat. Happy, free, and with their family. Captivity makes dolphins, and whales depressed, sad, and it shortens their lifespans. How in any way is this right? Please everyone take this pledge, and share! Thank you!
100% against cetaceans in captivity! I do believe Karma will do its job in the end...
Pls join the cause and save the dolphins.
LA ESCLAVITUD DE CETACEOS EN PISCINAS DE CONCRETO DEBE SER PENALIZADA CON CARCEL., LOS ANIMALES MARINOS PERTENECEN SOLO A SUS HABITATS PARA BENEFICIO DEL PLANETA Y DE TODOS LOS HUMANOS QUE LA HABITAN , SI LOS ANIMALES SE EXTINGUEN LA TIERRA SERA UN CAOS DE ENFERMEDADES Y DESASTRES CLIMATICOS..