Taiji Dolphin Hunt
Hayden Panettiere, who hates whaling, has posted a blog entry on Social Vibe trying to set the record straight about exactly what’s going on in Taiji in the wake of international attention created by “The Cove.”
It seems that the dolphin hunt in Taiji has resumed in a sort of limited capacity. On September 9, fisherman drove 50 pilot whales and 100 bottlenose dolphins into the cove. All the pilot whales were slaughtered. 30 of the dolphins were sold to marine parks, while the rest were released.
Hayden wonders if the release was a one-time gesture aimed at deflecting attention, but then again, all the pilot whales were killed.
She goes on to add that dolphins living in captivity will have their lifespan reduced by 30-40 years, surviving on average only about six years.
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