Watch the brutal capture of "the Taiji Twelve", twelve dolphins culled from the annual Japanese dolphin slaughter who are being sold to the Dominican Republic for "swim with dolphins" programs. Amidst the bloody slaughter of 200 dolphins, these twelve were selected and kept alive as they watched their families, their calves and their pods beaten, stabbed and drowned to death.
See how these magnificent creatures are captured to sell to Marine Land, Sea World and "Swim with dolphin" attractions all over the world. Ric O'Barry explains the dolphin capture in Taiji and Futo Japan, which takes place alongside the dolphin slaughter for dolphin meat. Slaughter footage filmed by the Elsa Nature Conservancy.
Dolphin hunters in Taiji Japan have gone out of their way to hide the ugly nature of their grotesque tradition from their own countryman. You can help, Ric O'Barry renowned dolphin activist tells you how. www.savejapandolphin s.com
Follow along as CNN goes with Ric O'Barry, of Save Japan Dolphins, to the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji Japan. This video contains brutal fooatge of the suffering dolphins, brutally slaughtered for an outdated custom that must stop.
Stunning footage of dolphins swimming free in their natural environment. brought to you by Save japan Dolphins. org, an activist group that works to stop dolphin killing and capture. Watch these joyous animals in a truly stunning video with original music by Fred Neil.
Ric O'Barry leader of Save Japan Dolphins is interviewed on CNN. Ric explains why the hunting and killing of dolphins for food is a barbaric practice that must stop.
Horrible heartbreaking footage of dolphins being captured for human "amusement" parks which clearly shows the connection between these dolphinariums and the annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji Japan. You can help. www.savejapandolphin s.org
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