'Fighting For Dolphins' Het afslachten van gevangen genomen dolfijnen in Taiji Japan is eindelijk een rechtzaak geworden

 

Find out how it went.

Taiji dolphins finally got their day in court. Here’s what happened. Today we walked into a courtroom with a team of lawyers and two Japanese plaintiffs, and started court proceedings in our legal action to stop the Taiji dolphin hunts. This wont be the last hearing in the case, but it was a particularly special one. Because for the first time ever our plaintiffs addressed the court directly. They faced a panel of judges and asked them to cancel the permit that allows hundreds of innocent dolphins to be slaughtered every year.  Our plaintiffs spoke with courage and conviction. They did us proud, and put up an incredibly strong fight in defence of dolphins. Addressing media in front of court. Please click here to chip in to the legal fund Ren, the director of an animal welfare charity called Life Investigation Agency, gave his statement first. He detailed the horrific animal abuse he has witnessed, describing how dolphins are violently chased into the cove and held for days at a time without access to food or water. Next, a brave resident of Taiji spoke. He explained how dolphin-hunting has damaged the global reputation of his town.“Taiji-cho is a town of about 3,300 people,” he said.  “But it has been criticized from all over the world for the acts of only 13 fishermen.” He let the court know exactly why he is taking this bold action, saying, “I have filed this lawsuit with the intention of eliminating further abuse of dolphins and whales, and to protect the reputation of the town I grew up in.” Please click here to keep fighting for dolphins  Everything ran smoothly today. And the hearing is already starting to attract international media attention. We are incredibly lucky to have such a brave, competent, and kind team fighting this battle. And they are incredibly lucky to have YOU. Because without the support of caring people like you, today would never have happened. I promise to let you know as soon as we hear from the court again. But in the meantime, cheers to you, for finally getting this legal action into a courtroom. With you all the way, Sarah. Copyright © Action for Dolphins All rights reserved.