Every year aprox 20,000 Cetaceans including small dolphins and porpoises are killed in the annual dolphin hunt each year in  Japanese waters. 

Shocking this happens and is endorsed by the Japanese Govt for six months of every year - September 1st until March - a group of dolphin hunters herd wild dolphins from the ocean’s open waters into a hidden shallow bay, now infamously known around the world as the cove.

The hunters capture entire families, or pods, of various species of dolphins at a time in order to satisfy the international demand for captive dolphins in the entertainment industry. Those taken captive are sent to aquariums and marine parks worldwide. The remaining dolphins are killed by a hunting technique known as “pithing,” which leaves the still conscious dolphins paralyzed and often drowning in the blood of their own family members.

With your support and help we will encourage Japan to end Taiji’s unnecessary hunt and capture of these incredibly intelligent, sentient beings. Thank you for your support please endorse this petition and contact your Embassy.