Stop the Dolphin Slaughter

Produced by Green Renaissance - www.greenrenaissance.co.za

Every year, in the small coastal town of Taiji in Japan, small schools of dolphin, porpoise and pilot whales are lured into a hidden cove, with the help of nets and loud instruments which confuse the dolphin's sensitive sonar capabilities. Once captured, the dolphins are left for a day to calm down, before being mercilessly killed by fisherman. Some of the dolphins are sold to dolphinariums around the world, at a huge profit. This brutal massacre, the largest of its kind in the world, lasts for approximately 6 months.

Since the hunt began two days ago, 15 pilot whales and 14 dolphins have already been murdered. Although the Japanese Government claims that the marine mammals are hunted for food, it is more than likely that such an orchestrated and ruthless event, which sees 23 000 licenses being issued to fisherman across the country, is simply a means of 'pest control' given that the Government views local dolphins as a nuisance to the booming fishing industry.

Following on from a demonstration which took place in Cape Town, outside the Japanes Embassy yesterday, Green Renaissance, the environmental arm of African Renaissance Productions, in conjunction with Save Japan's Dolphins, took to the streets, in an effort to raise awareness of the barbaric hunt, by hanging bloody dolphins from pedestrian bridges all around the city..

We wanted to really push the boundaries by making highly visible protest activations that were accessible to everyday people, people walking down the Sea Point Promenade, students at the Technikon, or simply pedestrians and motorists making their way through the city. Hopefully, activations like these will get people talking, and might even put pressure on the Japanese Government to stop what they're doing.

The "Stop the Dolphin Slaughter" awareness campaign was a huge success with hundreds of people stopping and enquiring as to what we were doing. We hope to send a clear message to our local Japanese consulate, one of many around the world, that we will not tolerate harm to one of Nature's most intelligent animals.

For more information on how you can get involved, visit www.savejapandolphins.org/

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Stop Dolphin Slaughter
• Japan
• Dolphin
• Green Renaissance
• Save the Dolphin
• Cape Town
• Street
• Activation
• Guerrilla Street Campaign
• Environmental
• Activism
• Help Nature Fight Back
• Dolphin End of Bridge
• South Africa

[xoxo221x]

THE COVE IS A DISGRACE. IT FUELS RACISM BY EXCLUDING OTHER COUNTRIES KILLING DOLPHINS WHILE FOCUSING ON A GROUP OF PPL OR A COUNTRY.. JAPAN. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN ELIMINATED BY ALSO INCUDING OTHER COUNTRIES KILLING DOLPHINS IN A FILM ABOUT DOLPHIN KILLING.

U WONDER WHY A GROUP WHITE FOLKS CHOSE TO MAKE A FILM W ONLY JAPAN DOLPHINS AS FOCUS WHEN IT"S NOT THE ONLY DOLPHINS BEING SLAUGHTERED OR THE ONLY ANIMALS WORTH SAVING.

IT"S LIKE MAKING A FILM ON HIV AND FOCUS ONLY ON AFRICANS

[AfricanRenaissance]

Hi - look our only mission is to stop all Dolphin killing irrespective of who is doing the killing - our agenda is helping Nature. I agree with you that other countries need to be tackled. Thanks for your feedback. Cheers, Michael

[xoxo221x]

@AfricanRenaissance im for humane treatment for all beings...humans included.

so save dolphins at the cost of fueling discrimination cuz the film is made poorly

it's like someone made a film on HIV and only focus on gay ppl or just any ONE group of ppl.u can imagine what the response will be n y.

humans/animals we all suffer but to fuel discrimination/racism for profit? it's a cruel tactic cuz good ppl will be used n lots of ppl will suffer. it's sad when ppl cant be humane to each other.

[AfricanRenaissance]

@xoxo221x - Point well made.

[aisheevaloma7]

This has to stop...this violent act of man against mother nature...we need to change..as early as NOW..lets not wait for mother nature bring her wrath against us.....we are already warned....so please support NGOs and other gov't units in your country,to help us resolve these madness

[supitslloyd]

dolphins are nice to make food with.

[R3troguy]

@antonioveraa wrong, now they get loadsamoneys

[R3troguy]

delicious

[seabiscuit115]

i hope you all are vegetarian

check out about the chicken you eat, if you even care:

Animal slaughter, abuse and cruelty

Live fast die young - the life of a meat chicken

[divine0enigma]

@GroddGuerrilla Hippy assholes are just concerned about the cute and cuddly animals, rather than actual problems in the world, or with nature.

[antonioveraa]

Tsunami very good

send no mony more to Japan

[riemertje]

Goooooo, beat those dolphin hunters in Taiji - Japan

[sasprawler]

@Georgeclowes10 you are wonderful :) may all those who slaughter dolphins rot in hell!

[sasprawler]

i'm gonna laugh when all you dolphin eating japs die or become horribly disfigured from the mercury that is in the meat. You deserve it. And when you all do become poisoned, you can't complain because you were warned!