[Onthebarricades] INDONESIA: Protests over Japanese dolphin slaughter

[Andy]

Fwd from ASAP/Indoleft - James Balowski

Indonesia/East Timor News Updates - Sept 26, 2007
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Group protests slaughter of dolphins for food

Jakarta Post - September 26, 2007

Jakarta -- Non-governmental organization 
International Animal Rescue held a demonstration in 
front of the Japanese Embassy on Tuesday, urging its 
government to protect the dolphin.

In observance of International Dolphin Day, around 20 
members of the group protested outside the embassy 
against the killing of dolphins for food.

Sudarno, the rally's coordinator, said that Japanese 
fishermen killed around more than 2,000 dolphins and 
whales each year, mostly around the Taiji coast.

"Before being slaughtered, the dolphins are taken 
offshore, where they are stabbed to death and their 
necks are cut, leaving the offshore water red with 
blood," he said. "We hope that the Japan government 
can immediately stop this brutal killing." 

In the protest, the activists performed a theatrical 
show displaying the way the dolphins were being 
killed. The demonstration, which took an hour, ended 
peacefully. The embassy did not respond to the 
protest.
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