Category Archives: Japan
07Oct
Of Hope and Persistence
Amidst one of the world’s worst pandemics with the emergence of COVID-19, dolphin hunts have resumed in Taiji, Japan. And with it, the
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04Apr
Lonely Dolphin ‘Honey’ Dies in Japan
Dolphin Project can confirm that Honey, one of the most well-known captive dolphins in Japan has died. Dolphin Project first obtained exclusive footage
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29Feb
Taiji’s Dolphin Hunting Season Has Come to a Close
Dolphin Project can confirm that on March 1, Taiji’s drive hunts ended for the 2019/20 season. During the entire six-month long hunting
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24Feb
Taiji: Dolphins in Anguish
Even as Taiji’s dolphin hunting season nears to a close, horrific cruelty towards wild dolphins goes on in full force. On February
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19Feb
Juvenile Dolphin Thrown Onto Skiff for Slaughter
Taiji, 2-19-20: With less than an estimated two weeks left of the dolphin drive hunts in Taiji, Japan, another pod of dolphins was
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17Feb
Taiji: Immense Cruelty in Capturing Dolphins
In the final month of the dolphin hunting season, Taiji’s dolphin hunts continue to present causes for alarm. On February 10, a
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11Feb
Taiji: What Dolphinariums Don’t Want You To See
Taiji’s dolphin hunting fleet successfully drove pods of dolphins to the Cove four days this week. Captures were abundant as dolphin trainers
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03Feb
Severe Cruelty in Taiji’s Captive Dolphin Trade
From the drive hunts and inhumane captures and slaughters, to apparent neglect towards captured dolphins, the cruelty towards dolphins is limitless in
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20Jan
This Week in Taiji: Inhumane at Every Level
There is no good fate that comes out of the Cove. Whether dolphins are slaughtered, captured or released in a broken, traumatized
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16Jan
Taiji’s Dolphin Hunts: Exploitation of Wildlife
Taiji’s first dolphin hunts of 2020 have been bloody and horrific. Striped, Risso’s and bottlenose dolphins have all been subjected to live
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