Today the sky was dark and the clouds loomed over Taiji but unfortunately the seas were calm. The boats manned by dolphin killers went out in search of their next unsuspecting victim. Within an hour of leaving the harbor the killers spotted a pod of dolphins. A small family of 5 Risso’s was promptly driven into the infamous killing cove. These individuals fought quite hard but they were still absolutely terrified.
The dolphin murderous jostled and manhandled this poor family into the shallows. The cliffs surrounding the cove amplified the sounds of killers shouting and screaming as they tried to beat these dolphins into submission. One particular individual escaped from the net only to be met with yet another net. The escape of a dolphin angered them and they were particularly rough with this poor soul whose only desire was to be free.
Only 1 dolphin was taken for captivity, transported by truck straight to Dolphin Resort, the 4 others were slaughtered. Here in Taiji dolphins continue to suffer and there are many more unsuspecting victims swimming off the coast of Taiji. The killers are greedy; today’s drive was examples of the lengths they will go even to just acquire 1 captive dolphin.