Posted September 1, 2011 by Christina
You wanna know something that really gets to me? The annual Japanese dolphin slaughter.
For those of you who don’t know: In the Japanese fishing village of Taiji, entire schools of dolphins are driven into a hidden cove after a prolonged chase, and once trapped inside the cove, the fishers kill the dolphins by cutting their throats with knives or stabbing them with spears. The water turns red with the dolphins’ blood as the dolphins scream and struggle to escape. Although some assume that the dolphins are killed to supply a small minority of Japanese people with dolphin meat, the animals are actually killed as “pests” because they compete with commercial fishing (sounds familiar, right?).
The annual six-month massacre begins on September 1, and claims the lives of approximately 23,000 dolphins and small whales in Japan every year. In honor of the thousands of dolphins that will be slaughtered this year, I participated in a Japan Dolphins Day protest today outside of the Japanese Embassy in Washington D.C.
Check out some pics:
If you don’t want to support the slaughter of dolphins, don’t visit any place that has dolphins in captivity (this includes SeaWorld, guys).
Click here to send a letter to the Japanese government and ask them to stop the slaughter. For more information about the Japanese slaughter of dolphins, visit www.savejapandolphins.org, and be sure to watch The Cove if you haven’t already!
Your help will dolphinitely make a difference!
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532 days ago
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Please join hands and make efforts as u can and let the beautiful creation survive.Save Dolphins Save Planet..
541 days ago
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dolphins are one of nature’s most loving animals.
do not kill them and please let them live
542 days ago
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I am with you and i hope the japanese stop this.
SAVE THE DOLPHINS!!!!!!!!!!!!
543 days ago
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This is JUST horrible killing innocent animals!!!!!!!!!!
543 days ago
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Stop this killing
543 days ago
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Please stop killing innocent animals!!!!!!!!!!!
543 days ago
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It is just inhuman to kill any animal like that. And dolphins are one of the sweetest, most friendly and probably quite intelligent too. The Japanese government should put a ban on this inhuman killing.
543 days ago
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just horrible
543 days ago
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Absolute Cruelty??????????????
543 days ago
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This is just horrible HOW CAN HUMANS BE SO CRUEL.
545 days ago
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plz stop killing Dolphins
547 days ago
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please don’t kill “Dolphins” people who kill dolphins are very bad…………….
so plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…………….Don’t kill “”"Dolphins”"”"”
547 days ago
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I think dolphin killing is very very bad. We should save them, they are very very sweet. If we kill dolphins we will not have any dolphins left in the world- Tarohnish Kotwal.
572 days ago
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Why dolphins?
They are so cute, harmless, and friendly…
576 days ago
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Just look how savage men can get? Those that care less about dolphins or any creature and kill them for unscrupulous reasons are worse than any beast.
628 days ago
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It is difficult to understand someone whose shoes you have not wore. I wish that the world would be a more compassionate place.
I am shocked by these atrocities. But judging never helps, we need to keep up the public pressure and offer alternatives.
May everyone be ready to see their truth and to follow it with their hearts and actions.
I hope we can stop the dolphin killing in Taiji!
629 days ago
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Damn. Never expected dolphins to be hurt at all.
631 days ago
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kool pictures, we had a protest here in chicago against the dlphin slaughter as well
it was so much fun!!!
631 days ago
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The lucrative captivity shows at aquariums and the “swim-with-dolphin” marine parks is one of the main reasons the dolphin slaughter continues. The captivity industry will continue to turn a blind eye to the mass dolphin slaughter until we, the consumer, start to make some noise and refuse to fund the slaughter and industry!
In the US, the captivity industry try to wipe their hands clean by force breeding programs. The animals are over-breed like dogs and the parents usually die do to overbreeding. These animals are treated like slaves and baby factories.
631 days ago
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POOR DOLPHINS!!!!!!!!!!!!
631 days ago
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i’ll sen dthe letter now! thats so super sad
631 days ago
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I LOVE my photo in this (I’m the first person).
631 days ago
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I have been dreading this day to come! I was so bummed that I was not able to attend Japan Dolphin Day in Chicago since I was at class during the time it was going on, but I did wear Save Japan Dolphin gear hoping to make others aware of this tragedy. Dolphins have always been my favorite animal and I HATE that this happens each year. I also suggest for everyone to watch the documentary The Cove, it is a real eye-opener to what really happens to these animals.
631 days ago
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We Rocked it like GODZILLA
631 days ago
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Is it just me or is there something attractive about a girl yelling into a megaphone?
631 days ago
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ughhhhhh is there any place in this world that would just leave all creatures alone and in peace
627 days ago
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Petas headquarters and the bottom of the ocean probably. But that’s about it.