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By Odin.Godofgods 2014-09-01 13:07:06
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Dolphin hunting season kicks off in Japan

The controversial six-month dolphin hunting season began on Monday in the infamous town of Taiji, but bad weather would delay any killing, a local official told AFP.

The annual catch, in which people from the southwestern town corral hundreds of dolphins into a secluded bay and butcher them, was thrust into the global spotlight in 2010 when it became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove"


Two dolphins are herded by fishing boats near the village of Taiji, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2003.

"The dolphin hunting season started today and will last until the end of February," said an official of the Taiji fisheries association, adding the season for hunting pilot whales, which also begins today, will last until April.

But bad weather on Monday meant there would be no hunting on the day, he said.

Environmental campaigners are already in situ to watch the hunt, the official said.

Last season, activists from international environmental group Sea Shepherd, who call themselves "Cove Guardians", streamed live footage of the dolphin capture.

Earlier this year, the slaughter sparked renewed global criticism after US ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy tweeted her concern at the "inhumaneness" of the hunt.

Defenders say it is a tradition and point out that the animals it targets are not endangered, a position echoed by the Japanese government.

They say Western objections are hypocritical and ignore the vastly larger number of cows, pigs and sheep butchered to satisfy demand elsewhere.

But critics of the practice say there is insufficient demand for the animals' meat, which in any case contains dangerous levels of mercury.

They say the hunt is only profitable because of the high prices live dolphins can fetch when sold to aquariums and dolphin shows.

On Sunday around 30 people marched in Tokyo to protest the hunt, which they say sullies Japan's reputation abroad.

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By Leviathan.Sagiaurex 2014-09-01 13:17:04
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Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :(
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By Bismarck.Bongarippa 2014-09-01 13:27:34
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Putting the actual youtube video never seems to work for me =/
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By Odin.Godofgods 2014-09-01 13:30:54
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hunting for survival or food is one thing, but to round up a bunch of animals to kill for the sake of 'tradition' i find pretty despicable.
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-09-01 13:30:57
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By Odin.Godofgods 2014-09-01 13:32:23
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Feels applicable..

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"Going quail hunting is like saying 'im going fishing' and going to a goldfish bowl and going 'Got it!!'"
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By Bismarck.Bongarippa 2014-09-01 13:33:55
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Odin.Jassik said: »
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Oh. Well thats good to know. Thanks
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By Odin.Zicdeh 2014-09-01 13:34:30
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Meh, seems like Dolphin is an arbitrary line to draw when a million other species are butchered too. But hey, Flipper was a thing Someone remembers, therefore dolphin is off limits.

If the species is threatened, okay, for conversational reasons *** off and deal with less delicious dolphin/whale for a while. But that's not the case here I think.
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By Valefor.Mattyc 2014-09-01 13:35:07
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seriously this makes me sick, slaughtering dolphins is *** horrible, slaughtering anything for *** sakes....operation make another species go extinct because of mentally HELP I AM TRAPPED IN 2006 PLEASE SEND A TIME MACHINE people think its fun is a go....we should hunt Japanese people, im starting a army who's joining me?...
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By Odin.Godofgods 2014-09-01 13:35:29
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Odin.Zicdeh said: »
Meh, seems like Dolphin is an arbitrary line to draw when a million other species are butchered too. But hey, Flipper was a thing Someone remembers, therefore dolphin is off limits.

If the species is threatened, okay, for conversational reasons *** off and deal with less delicious dolphin/whale for a while. But that's not the case here I think.

i repeat..

Odin.Godofgods said: »
hunting for survival or food is one thing, but to round up a bunch of animals to kill for the sake of 'tradition' i find pretty despicable.
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By Odin.Zicdeh 2014-09-01 13:37:10
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Repeat it one more time, I missed it again.
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By Bismarck.Patrik 2014-09-01 13:38:55
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Odin.Godofgods said: »
Odin.Zicdeh said: »
Meh, seems like Dolphin is an arbitrary line to draw when a million other species are butchered too. But hey, Flipper was a thing Someone remembers, therefore dolphin is off limits.

If the species is threatened, okay, for conversational reasons *** off and deal with less delicious dolphin/whale for a while. But that's not the case here I think.

i repeat..

Odin.Godofgods said: »
hunting for survival or food is one thing, but to round up a bunch of animals to kill for the sake of 'tradition' i find pretty despicable.
Kinda like thanksgiving...


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By Odin.Godofgods 2014-09-01 13:45:48
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Odin.Zicdeh said: »
Repeat it one more time, I missed it again.

sad thing is, i could actually believe that'
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By Bahamut.Meaikidou 2014-09-01 13:47:31
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While I don't agree with the NUMBER of dolphins taken, it seems that if the Japanese are able to year-after-year hunt the same amount of dolphins while keeping it off the endangered species list, there must be some control that our western media is ignoring to report in order to create a hate towards a non-western tradition/culture.
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By Bahamut.Rulerofdarkness 2014-09-01 13:52:28
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I'd try dolphin. Seems like it might taste pretty good.


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Bender: Who wants dolphin?
Leela: Dolphin? But dolphins are intelligent.
Bender: Not this one. He blew all his money on instant lottery tickets.
Fry: OK.
Leela: Oh, OK.
Amy: That's different.
Farnsworth: Good, good.
Leela: Pass the blowhole.
Amy: Can I have a fluke?
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By Shiva.Nikolce 2014-09-01 13:53:13
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obviously they are a dolphin rape survivor support group meeting to exact revenge, mind your own business.
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-09-01 13:55:04
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Bahamut.Meaikidou said: »
While I don't agree with the NUMBER of dolphins taken, it seems that if the Japanese are able to year-after-year hunt the same amount of dolphins while keeping it off the endangered species list, there must be some control that our western media is ignoring to report in order to create a hate towards a non-western tradition/culture.

Eh, commercial fisheries operate outside the natural population systems that things like sport fishing do. It's actually a pretty fascinating subject. When they closed down the Estoria fisheries, they has incredible loss of fish population. Something along the lines of an artificially inflated population returning unchecked and laying eggs on top of each other and exhausting their food supply. Some commercial fisheries that have been closed abruptly actually caused near extinctions.
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By Bahamut.Scizor 2014-09-01 14:30:46
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Dolphin is surprisingly tasty, its not as nice as whale though. Whale is in a league of its own
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By Cerberus.Anjisnu 2014-09-01 14:50:44
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I'm only slightly more against dolphin hunting than human hunting
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By Quetzalcoatl.Maldini 2014-09-01 16:40:58
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I'd take the Japanese killing dolphins over the Americans/Israelis killing children any day.
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By Carbuncle.Lynxblade 2014-09-01 16:55:05
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Meh Dolphin hunting seems like it would be fun, but I prefer weasel stomping day

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