Humans, mercilessly kill animals for their gain. Whales and dolphins are killed for their meat. It is sad that we talk about climate change being the cause of extincting animals species when one of the major causes is the conscious hunting of animals by humans.?
These images of pilot whales (belonging to the dolphin family) huddled together right before they were slaughtered are heartbreaking.?They're from a cove near Taiji, Japan.
According to observers, eight of the animals were taken into captivity, while the rest were killed.?Some experts believe that the family of dolphins knew what was going to happen to them, and were huddled together to comfort each other before they were killed.
US charity Dolphin Project reportedly said that a matriarch could be seen "rubbing against members of her family".
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The killings of these dolphins took place on the next day, September 11.?
Even the mother dolphin was killed, according to reports. Hunters use metal poles that create a wall of sound to confuse the animals and direct them into the cove, where they become easy prey.?
According to reports about, 16,000 dolphins and whales are slaughtered across Japan during the hunts, which run from September to February.
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When is the merciless killing of innocent beings going to stop?