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Taiji Dolphin Slaughter

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A fisherman is seen herding dolphins into a sea pen before slaughter in Taiji Japan 2020. Originally published on January 20 2014A controversial annual dolphin hunt is currently underway in Taiji cove Southwest Japan. Japan S Notorious Taiji Dolphin Hunt Amusing Planet For example the Taiji 2018-19 season quota was for 2047 dolphins total but only 534 dolphins were slaughtered along with eleven dolphins that died during the captures and 241 that were removed for captivity which counts against the quota for a total 786 only 384 of the quota. Taiji dolphin slaughter . The place consists of a big body of water with rocky hills surrounding the water. Last week the annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji hit the Western news media. However to this day Taiji remains the largest. For six months fishing vessels sailed out of Taiji hunted down pods of wild dolphins surrounded them and drove them back toward land and the infamous killing cove. They have even been purchased by. Dolphin...