THE TAIJI DOLPHIN HUNTS BEGIN
It is with a heavy heart that I write to you on the first red cove day of 2023, a day that witnessed the ruthless #hunting and #slaughter of ~10 innocent Risso's #dolphins in #Taiji. The dolphins fought hard to escape but after a 2 hour chase, the entire #pod was forced into the cove and brutally killed.
Our team is not just standing by. At the end of August we submitted an appeal
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against the Prosecutor's Office's decision not to indict the #TaijiFisheriesAssociation, a group notorious for selling #DolphinMeat with #mercury levels 25 times over the regulatory limit in #Japan.
But our battle doesn't end there. While we await the results of this appeal, we are doubling our efforts against the Taiji Fisheries Association, initiating further tests on dolphin meat and readying another complaint against it.
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We're also tackling the demand from #Taiji, targeting #restaurants selling #toxic dolphin meat and intensifying public #awareness campaigns.
This is an emotional day, but let it also be a day of #unity and #commitment. We can channel our sorrow into #action, and make this the season where things change.
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This May, we successfully shut down a supplier of #DolphinMeat from #Taiji. Let's continue this trend.
Thank you for standing with us.
With you for the beautiful #dolphins,
- Hannah, #ActionForDolphins 🐬
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#SaveOurSeas #SoSSaturdays #ProtectOurWildlife #SeeAnimalsAsIndividuals 🐬
HALT THE HARMFUL DOLPHIN HUNTS IN TAIJI
We are fighting to end the #DolphinHunt drives for good. Every year, fishermen herd hundreds of dolphins into a narrow cove in #Taiji, #Japan. Terrified, these dolphins are captured or killed. We’re targeting the two economic drivers – the sale of dolphins into #captivity, and the #slaughter of dolphins for food.
https://petitions.afd.org.au/petition/dolphin-hunts/
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anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖
Celia