THE JAPANESE DOLPHIN DRIVE HUNTS
In the Japanese fishing village of Taiji, fishermen will round up and kill hundreds and even thousands of dolphins starting September of every year.
After driving pods of dolphins into shallow coves, the fishermen kill the dolphins, slashing their throats with knives or stabbing them with spears. Thrashing about, the dolphins take as long as six minutes to die. The water turns red with their blood and the air fills with their screams.
This brutal massacre — the largest dolphin kill in the world — goes on for six months of every year. Even more shocking, the captive dolphin industry is an accomplice to the kill.
The Philippine Connection
In 2001, the Philippines imported 5 false killer whales for the Ocean Adventure Park in Subic. In 2004, another import permit was issued for 4 bottlenose dolphins. While the killing of dolphins and whales are prohibited in the Philippines (FAO 185/185-1), the government has supported the largest dolphin slaughter in the world by allowing the importation of animals from the Japanese drive fisheries.
We are encouraging everyone to stop the Japanese drive kills by not patronizing any facility that features animals from this brutal practice. Do not watch dolphin shows! Do not go to Ocean Adventure in Subic!
Join us on September 1, Thursday, 9-10:30 am in front of the Japanese Embassy at Roxas Blvd., Pasay City.
For those interested to join and for further inquiries, please see our Facebook Event Page at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=250454688310605
or Earth Island Institute Philippines' FB page at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Earth-Island-Institute-Philippines/2574562...
or at Save Dolphins Campaign page:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001554324325
There will also be a free screening of THE COVE, a 2010 Oscar Awardee for Best Documentary, at College of Mass Communications Auditorium, University of the Philippines - Diliman. Please confirm attendance through the free screening event page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=197388400320313
See you there!