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Dolphin Slaughter Persuasive Essay

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Jasmine Ford
Mr. Kidd
Philosophy 2306
April 28, 2018
Killings in Japan Did you know annually 1,000 or more dolphins are killed by fisherman in Taiji, Japan for meat and monetary needs? Given a set quota from the Japanese government the fishermen can host their notorious annual dolphin hunt from September until March. With a quota of a little under 2,000 dolphins’, fishermen are allowed to hunt various species that are killed either for meat or sold to marine parks. To help bring attraction to this horrific dolphin hunt the Oscar-winning film The Cove, was produced with graphic footage of dolphins being slaughtered, shocking people all around the world. Activist have debated the towns pursuit of dolphins for human consumption and entertainment. This debate resulted in a protest so strong it …show more content…

Even though they are under international scrutiny fishermen are still able to hunt. The family of the fishermen are still reaping the benefits from either the dolphin meat or the sales of the day. Japan still using the defense of killing aquatic animals for scientific research. And the environment is still affected by the loss of thousands of dolphins. But, through all the awareness on Taiji community’s dolphin hunting, the dolphins are the ones that suffer the most. Those that are lucky and get away must fend for themselves without their pod mates, this usually makes them easier for predators to kill them. The surviving dolphins are forced into the training/export business to supply the demand of swim-with programs and dolphin arias around the world. Those that are captured for killing, are killed by the slit to their throats, a metal pin into the neck, or metal rods into the spinal cords. These methods are not up to date to the technique used in slaughterhouses. Slaughterhouses uses a method that kills instantly whereas, Taiji method induces paraplegia that leads to death by trauma and gradual blood

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