image above: Still frame from "The Cove" showing dolphin tiles on sidewalk.
A Japanese fishing town that holds a well-known annual hunt to kill and sell dolphins for meat has released 70 of the animals from its first catch of the season following an international outcry, a conservationist group said Tuesday.
The outcry has been growing against the hunt in Taiji, western Japan, since an award-winning American documentary "The Cove" this year showed dolphins being herded into an inlet and killed by fishermen with spears.
video above: Trailer for the move "The Cove"
From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw5qgVp0jng
By Yuri Kageyama on 14 September 2009 in Associated Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5grRSVFqHsYQjnSSir0OMSknN8v
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The Save Japan Dolphins Coalition, led by Ric O'Barry, the dolphin trainer for the 1960s "Flipper" TV series, said Tuesday that group representatives witnessed and filmed 70 bottlenose dolphins (the same kind as Flipper) being released Sunday.
Taiji and its fishing association declined comment. The hunt kills about 2,000 dolphins a year, and residents say it is part of their tradition and a way of getting food.
The released dolphins were part of a catch of about 100 on September 9th. The Taiji fishing association had said it would sell about half to aquariums and set the rest free.
The town has said it is unclear if it will continue to release dolphins.
"The world is watching," said O'Barry, who visited Taiji earlier this month. "Stopping the slaughter and sale of dolphins would be a major victory for the people of Japan."
He said dolphin meat is contaminated with dangerous levels of mercury.
The Japanese government has issued warnings about pregnant women eating dolphin meat, but says it is safe in small quantities.
Taiji fishermen on Sepember 9, 2009, also caught 50 pilot whales, which were killed and sold as meat.
David Phillips, director of the Earth Island Institute, a California-based environmental group, said a member is in Japan to watch whether Taiji kills any dolphins.
"We will expand vigilance in Taiji and bring greater world attention to ensure that the dolphins are released and that the slaughter does not resume," he said.
"The Cove" has won more than a dozen awards, including the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival. It has yet to be released in Japan.
See the new documentary about our work to save dolphins:
"The Cove", in theaters in the US beginning July 31st, 2009
The World is Watching
SOURCE: Diana Labedz (DianaLaBedz@aol.com)
SUBHEAD: Conservationists say 70 dolphins in Japan released following an international outcry.
image above: Still frame from "The Cove" showing dolphin tiles on sidewalk.
A Japanese fishing town that holds a well-known annual hunt to kill and sell dolphins for meat has released 70 of the animals from its first catch of the season following an international outcry, a conservationist group said Tuesday.
The outcry has been growing against the hunt in Taiji, western Japan, since an award-winning American documentary "The Cove" this year showed dolphins being herded into an inlet and killed by fishermen with spears.
video above: Trailer for the move "The Cove"
From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw5qgVp0jng
By Yuri Kageyama on 14 September 2009 in Associated Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5grRSVFqHsYQjnSSir0OMSknN8v
3QD9ANFFS80
The Save Japan Dolphins Coalition, led by Ric O'Barry, the dolphin trainer for the 1960s "Flipper" TV series, said Tuesday that group representatives witnessed and filmed 70 bottlenose dolphins (the same kind as Flipper) being released Sunday.
Taiji and its fishing association declined comment. The hunt kills about 2,000 dolphins a year, and residents say it is part of their tradition and a way of getting food.
The released dolphins were part of a catch of about 100 on September 9th. The Taiji fishing association had said it would sell about half to aquariums and set the rest free.
The town has said it is unclear if it will continue to release dolphins.
"The world is watching," said O'Barry, who visited Taiji earlier this month. "Stopping the slaughter and sale of dolphins would be a major victory for the people of Japan."
He said dolphin meat is contaminated with dangerous levels of mercury.
The Japanese government has issued warnings about pregnant women eating dolphin meat, but says it is safe in small quantities.
Taiji fishermen on Sepember 9, 2009, also caught 50 pilot whales, which were killed and sold as meat.
David Phillips, director of the Earth Island Institute, a California-based environmental group, said a member is in Japan to watch whether Taiji kills any dolphins.
"We will expand vigilance in Taiji and bring greater world attention to ensure that the dolphins are released and that the slaughter does not resume," he said.
"The Cove" has won more than a dozen awards, including the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival. It has yet to be released in Japan.
See the new documentary about our work to save dolphins:
"The Cove", in theaters in the US beginning July 31st, 2009
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http://www.SaveJapanDolphins.org
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image above: Still frame from "The Cove" showing dolphin tiles on sidewalk.
A Japanese fishing town that holds a well-known annual hunt to kill and sell dolphins for meat has released 70 of the animals from its first catch of the season following an international outcry, a conservationist group said Tuesday.
The outcry has been growing against the hunt in Taiji, western Japan, since an award-winning American documentary "The Cove" this year showed dolphins being herded into an inlet and killed by fishermen with spears.
video above: Trailer for the move "The Cove"
From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw5qgVp0jng
By Yuri Kageyama on 14 September 2009 in Associated Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5grRSVFqHsYQjnSSir0OMSknN8v
3QD9ANFFS80
The Save Japan Dolphins Coalition, led by Ric O'Barry, the dolphin trainer for the 1960s "Flipper" TV series, said Tuesday that group representatives witnessed and filmed 70 bottlenose dolphins (the same kind as Flipper) being released Sunday.
Taiji and its fishing association declined comment. The hunt kills about 2,000 dolphins a year, and residents say it is part of their tradition and a way of getting food.
The released dolphins were part of a catch of about 100 on September 9th. The Taiji fishing association had said it would sell about half to aquariums and set the rest free.
The town has said it is unclear if it will continue to release dolphins.
"The world is watching," said O'Barry, who visited Taiji earlier this month. "Stopping the slaughter and sale of dolphins would be a major victory for the people of Japan."
He said dolphin meat is contaminated with dangerous levels of mercury.
The Japanese government has issued warnings about pregnant women eating dolphin meat, but says it is safe in small quantities.
Taiji fishermen on Sepember 9, 2009, also caught 50 pilot whales, which were killed and sold as meat.
David Phillips, director of the Earth Island Institute, a California-based environmental group, said a member is in Japan to watch whether Taiji kills any dolphins.
"We will expand vigilance in Taiji and bring greater world attention to ensure that the dolphins are released and that the slaughter does not resume," he said.
"The Cove" has won more than a dozen awards, including the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival. It has yet to be released in Japan.
See the new documentary about our work to save dolphins:
"The Cove", in theaters in the US beginning July 31st, 2009
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