Japanese finally break silence on dolphin meat

Posted At : August 1, 2007 7:40 AM | Posted By : Daily Veg Editor
Related Categories: Taiji Dolphins

For many years the Japanese have been ignoring international condemnation over the slaughter of dolphins in places like Taiji. Now they are under pressure from within, since dolphin meat is high in mercury and it's slowly killing Japanese children:

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fe20070801a1.html

Of course the concern is only over people and has nothing to do with the suffering of the thousands of dolphins and whales murdered every year, but it least it will get people questioning "traditional" practices that have no place in a civilised world.

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Former dolphin trainer makes up for past wrongs

Posted At : January 13, 2007 8:41 PM | Posted By : Daily Veg Editor
Related Categories: Taiji Dolphins,Whaling

The former trainer of Flipper is making up for the wrongs done to captive dolphins by informing the world about the Taiji dolphin slaughter and how it is subsidised by water parks:

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2152441.ece

For more info on this revolting slaughter, the Sea Shepherd conservation society has a good overview:

http://www.seashepherd.org/taiji/

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