Herded dolphins being slaughtered at Japan's Taiji Cove.. [View all]

[G_j]

I just saw some of the live feed.. bloodied waters


http://us.cnn.com/2014/01/20/world/asia/japan-dolphin-hunt/index.html?sr=sharebar_facebook

By Madison Park and Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN
updated 8:01 AM EST, Mon January 20, 2014

Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Cornered by fishermen, divers and boats, the bottlenose dolphins splashed frantically as they tried to escape their human captors in the infamous cove in Japan.

Appearing severely stressed, some even tried to jump over partitions and flailed as they got tangled in nets, as seen through a live stream provided by the marine life group, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

Dolphins separated by nets into smaller partitions bobbed up and down, trying to reach other members of their pod. The environmental group said that the dolphins appeared bloodied and they've had nothing to eat for more than 72 hours while trapped in Taiji Cove.

Dolphins to be slaughtered, conservationists warned

For a fourth night, more than 200 dolphins will remain trapped, where several of them are likely to be slaughtered Tuesday, according to the environmental activists who have been monitoring activities in the cove in southwest Japan.

The annual event is a focal point of the Taiji community's dolphin hunting season.
Defending tradition

Although the hunting of dolphins is widely condemned in the West, many in Japan defend the practice as a local custom -- and say it is no different to the slaughter of other animals for meat.

..more..