- Target:
- UN
- Region:
- Canada
The dolphin slaughter in Japan is killing over 20 000 dolphins each year, and must be stopped before its to late.
In Japan, Striped, Spotted, Risso's, and Bottlenose dolphins are most commonly hunted, but several other species such as the False Killer Whale are also occasionally caught. A small number of Orcas have been caught in the past.
Drive catches in 2007 amounted to 384 Striped Dolphins, 300 Bottlenose Dolphins, 312 Risso's Dolphins and 243 Southern Short Finned Pilot Whales, for a total of 1,329 animals. These numbers do not include dolphins or other small whale species killed using various other methods, such as offshore harpoon hunts, in which mainly porpoises are killed. Another 77 Bottlenose Dolphins, 8 Risso Dolphins, 5 Southern Short Finned Pilot Whales were captured for use in the entertainment industry.
The dolphin slaughter in Japan is killing over 20 000 dolphins each year, and must be stopped before its to late.
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The Stop The Dolphin Slaughter in Japan petition to UN was written by Noah Klein and is in the category Animal Rights at GoPetition.