Every year, over 20 thousand dolphins are killed in Taiji in Japan to be sold as food. Chosen few are captured alive to be exported and live a life of deprivation and misery in aquariums and amusement parks around the world. The only thing that the Japanese government does in relation to this practice is to hide it from the world preventing it to be filmed and did not consider the matter.

The VEDDAS was present in front of the Japanese consulate in Sao Paulo to protest against the early season dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. As resulatdo, could tell dozens of people passing through the region, including those who share the same building with the Japanese consulate and got a meeting with the assistant culture Japanese consul, whom we personally express our indignation and thus increase the international pressure on the Japanese government put an end to this practice. Do your part: Infrequent aquariums and parks that keep animals in captivity, write to the consulate or embassy of Japan expressing his indignation. Protests! The video of the protest at the Japanese Consulate in São Paulo against the dolphin slaughter in Taiji can be seen here:

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To see pictures of the protest click here.