Tag Archives: Japan
04Oct
Manby-Pacelle Pact: Hot Air and Hollow Words on Dolphin Drives
On September 28, SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby, and The Humane Society’s CEO Wayne Pacelle coauthored a piece for the ‘Tampa Bay Times‘
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26Sep
One Dolphin’s Story: Kianu
Footage credit: Jennifer Bennett (from The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau: Whales [1968]) Eventually growing to 20 feet, 11 inches in length,
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24Sep
Taiji’s Payday As 26 Dolphins Stolen for “Life” in Captivity
Taiji, Day 1, 9/23/16: After three consecutive blue cove days, hunting boats resumed their work. By 9:00 a.m. the rain returned, and
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19Sep
“They’re Gone” – Pilot Whales Slaughtered in the Cove
Day Four – September 19, 2016, Taiji: After 47 hours – four days – of being forcibly confined without food or shelter in the cove, the
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18Sep
Awaiting ‘Fate’ – The Cruel Decimation of Two Pods
Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves.” ~ Paul Tillich, American Theologian and Philosopher Day Three – September 18, 2016, Taiji: At 5:20
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17Sep
Sold Into Servitude – “I’ll Take The Baby”
16Sep
Breaking: Two Species of Dolphins Brutally Captured in Taiji’s Hunts
Day One – September 16, 2016, Taiji: After a few days where dolphins were able to successfully evade hunters, today, not one,
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10Sep
Breaking: US Citizen Harassed by Japanese Nationalists at the Cove
On Sept. 11, 2016, Dolphin Project Cove Monitor Daniela Moreno was stalked by a Japanese Nationalist Group for taking pictures at the
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09Sep
Breaking: First Lives Lost as Risso’s Dolphins Killed in Taiji
In an eerie resemblance of last year, almost to the day, the dolphins’ luck ran out when a pod of Risso’s were
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07Sep
Luck on Dolphins’ Side in 1st Confirmed Drive of Season
Taiji, September 6: The day started like any other – waking up at 4:00 a.m., leaving the hotel by 4:30 a.m. and arriving to
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