Yesterday the hunters drove 100+ bottlenose dolphins into the Cove. As I said in my previous Taiji tale post, I tend to name the individual dolphins/whales or pods so that I can recall them and to honour them in my own way. I named this the Centurion pod as there were 100+. In this age of reality TV I present to you the horror reality show genre brought to us  by Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians :

Taiji: Skiffs of killers and trainers arriving at the cove where 100+ Bottlenose Dolphins were held overnight #tweet4taiji Dec13 6:35am

Taiji: Part of the pod now netted off within the killing cove- trainers wait on the beach #tweet4taiji Dec13 7:10am http://taiji.ezearth.tv

Taiji: Trainers selecting dolphins alongside killers for captivity HELP US END THIS! We’re live at http://taiji.ezearth.tv  #tweet4taiji Dec13

Taiji: 12 dolphins have already been taken captive as more are being selected by trainers #tweet4taiji http://taiji.ezearth.tv  9:10am Dec13

The Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians Page on Facebook added this observation from people on the ground in Taiji

So far 12 bottlenose dolphins have been taken captive and the selection process is still taking place. These dolphins are frantic and fighting to escape. One has drowned in net.
Marine parks don’t want you to know about the captive process. There is nothing humane about ripping a young dolphin from its family before slaughter.

Taiji: 16 dolphins captive so far. 1 calf died after being entangled in nets- its mother tried to save it b4 it disappeared. #tweet4taij

Cove Guardians ‏@CoveGuardians

Taiji: 26 dolphins taken captive so far- trainers and killers still in the cove. #tweet4taiji http://taiji.ezearth.tv  Dec13 11:50am

Taiji: Resuming Livestream in 5mins as the killers are replacing the dolphins for selection. http://Taiji.ezearth.tv  #tweet4taiji 12:09pm

Taiji: Last dolphin dragged out of the cove, taken to Harbour. 32 captive in total. Rest of pod left overnight. #tweet4taiji Dec13 2:00pm

Photocredit and information credit to Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians

26 dolphins selected to be trained and sold for human entertainment in dolphin parks.

  26 x approximately $200.000 = Profit/Greed not Tradition
Updates are now saying there were 32 captives

to be continued….

Rose Dixon (please see my previous post for information on how to protest via email to the relevant parties – Thank You)