14 DAY TRIAL // Japanese people living in the town of Taiji have for some time now been organizing a yearly dolphin hunt, and this tradition of theirs has been widely criticized by conservationists and animal rights activists alike.
Still, it turns out that green groups such as Sea Shepherd are not the only ones preoccupied with putting an end to this practice sooner rather than later.
Thus, this past weekend, United States ambassador Caroline Kennedy took to Twitter to let people know that she does not approve of this tradition, and would very much like to see it abolished, Japan Daily Press informs us.
Being a diplomat, Caroline Kennedy did not come right out and say that the dolphin hunt currently underway in Japan's town of Taiji is utterly cruel, and that high officials would do best to ban it.
On the contrary, the United States ambassador settled for tweeting as follows: “Deeply concerned by inhumaneness of drive hunt dolphin killing.”
“USG [the United States Government] opposes drive hunt fisheries,” Caroline Kennedy added, probably in order to stress that she isn't alone in thinking that this Japanese tradition has no place in today's world.
The news that United States ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy does not approve of dolphin drive hunting comes shortly after conservationists working with Sea Shepherd announced that some 250 marine mammals had been herded in the Taiji Cove, and were to be either killed or taken captive.
As reported, a rare albino bottlenose dolphin calf was swimming together with this pod. Sea Shepherd's Captain Paul Watson says that, all things considered, the marine mammal is bound to soon be sold to a marine park or some other similar facility.
In a commentary posted on the organization's website, Captain Paul Watson asks that people help save this baby dolphin and others of its kind from a life in captivity by teaming up to end the yearly Japanese hunt.