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The Taiji, Japan Campaign

Yearly Slaughter of Over 20,000 Dolphins
This was brought to CSEF's attention by the Academy Award Winning film titled "The Cove." The majority of the world and Japanese citizens are not aware of what is happening at this Taiji cove because it is blocked off from the public and film crews are arrested. CSEF's project involves financial assistance for the creation of media and publications aimed at Japanese citizens, the majority of which are unaware of the annual slaughter and the sale of their mercury poisoned meat, along with a letter writing campaign to key international regulatory, political and media officials to bring an end this practice.

Please help CSEF's campaign to pressure the Japanese government to stop the senseless and barbaric killing of over 20,000 dolphins every year.

You can also help CSEF put pressure on Japan to stop this barbaric practice by SIGNING OUR PETITION.

Taiji, Japan Dolphin Slaughter Fact Sheet

The Cove – Academy Award winning and 2009 Sundance Film Festival award winning documentary film about Taiji, Japan’s dolphin slaughter that occurs every September

Taiji, Japan – Location of “The Cove”, where over 20,000 dolphins are slaughtered every September

Important Fact – Japanese Dolphin meat contains 2000ppm of Mercury

Mr. Richard O’Barry – Dolphin Trainer from Flipper TV program and principle Taiji, Japan contact (dolphinproject@bellsouth.net)

The Dolphin Project (www.dolphinproject.org) – Mr. Richard O’Barry’s organization

Oceanic Preservation Society – Taiji, Japan Conservation Organization that provided “The Cove”

Hisato Ryono – Taiji, Japan - Town Counsel Member

Junichiro Yamashita – Taiji, Japan - Town Counsel Member

International Whaling Commission (IWC) – International Whaling Organization with semi-regulatory authority over Japan

IWC Countries that agree with Japan’s Whaling Policies (as a result of substantial infusion of capital) – Cambodia, Equator, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Kiribati, Laos, Republic of the Marshall Islands

Japan’s IWC Deputy Commissioner of Whaling – Joji Morchita (argues that dolphins are small cetaceans and therefore should not be regulated like whales)

Minamata, Japan – named Minamata disease, location where Japanese government funded studies in the 1950's and discovered serious mercury impacts to Japanese from eating dolphin meat

Mr. Kazutaka Sangen – Mayor of Taiji, Japan

Yakuzza – Japanese Mafia; prevents access to the cove because they share in the billion dollar whaling and dolphin industry

Mr. Yasuo Fukua – Prime Minister of Japan

Mr. Ichiro Fujisaki – Japanese Ambassador to the United States

The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums – Organization that has the authority to remove the accreditation of organizations that acquire dolphins from Taiji, Japan

Jeffery P.Bonner, Ph.D. – President/CEO of The American Zoological Society; has the authority to remove accreditation of organizations purchasing dolphins from Taiji, Japan

Mr. David Roberts – President Elect; The International Marine Animal Trainers Association; has the authority to stop the purchase of dolphins from Taiji, Japan

Mr. William Hurley – Accreditation Director; the International Marine Animal Trainers Association; has the authority to remove accreditation from organizations purchasing dolphins from Taiji, Japan

Warning:
These videos contain graphic scenes and are hard to watch, but they say it all

Please help CSEF's campaign to pressure the Japanese government to stop the senseless and barbaric killing of over 20,000 dolphins every year.

You can also help CSEF put pressure on Japan to stop this barbaric practice by SIGNING OUR PETITION.

Please help CSEF's campaign to pressure the Japanese government to stop the senseless and barbaric killing of over 20,000 dolphins every year.

You can also help CSEF put pressure on Japan to stop this barbaric practice by SIGNING OUR PETITION.

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