“Mafia delegates Japanese dolphin captivity” Andreas Morlok, who is the Manager of the marine protection organization ProWal (For the whales) and a member of the board of trustees from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Forum (WDSF), offered a fisherman 100000 yen (1000 €) to protect the life of the dolphin in the Japanese Taiji – with no success. Twelve dolphin drive boats surround the dolphins in a hidden bay in Taiji from March to September every year. There they stab whole pots of dolphins with little babies or drown them cruelly. The Fishermen get about 450 € and the dolphin meat ends up in many Japanese restaurants and supermarkets. Morlok was shocked about the brutality of the dolphin fishermen: “The escape of the intelligent animals is prevented by closing off the route to the open ocean with barricades of fishing nets. On fisherboats, the dolphin trainers are looking for the most beautiful female pups on boats. `Thumbs up´ is the sign for a lifelong captivity in a dreary dolphinarium. Meanwhile the butchers with knives and hooks are already waiting for the rest. They also slaughter Babies who are crying for their mothers. Each of my steps was been spotted by the police, the Mafia and fishermen. Since I saw this shocking images I can not sleep well and I hope every day for bad weather in Taiji, because then the dolphin drive boats stay in port. ” The dolphin defender could not prevent the dolphin slaughter, because otherwise he would end up in jail. “The captured …

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