Because other countries have been telling them what to do and they want to feel that they can control something. Even the the meat of dolphins has a HIGH level or murcery that put it in free childrens lunch meats and in the supermarket labled it whale. They kill about 2300 a year. For more info you can watch THE COVE or go to savethedophins.com
<---whoever wrote this is a moron. you sound like an idiot with that 1st sentence. write facts, not opinions. people log on to research and form they're own opinions. this isn't a blog. you're not helping anyone, and nobody cares what you think. "Japan gets told what to do and they wanna control something." you sound like a 12 year old girl. go get raped, or something.
The Japanese kill dolphins for their meat and justify their actions by using boats owned by scientists and calling it "research"
yes they pollute water and that kills bottlenose dolphins
Yes, there are dolphins ~ go to "savejapandolphins.org"
There probably isn't an actual known number of dolphins in Japan since dolphins tend to roam through different seas.
There are industries in Japan and the Faro Islands that kill dolphins for food.
Dolphins can be found in a lot of oceans... sadly even japan
Japan, Malaysia, Denmark, Australia, and The Faroe Islands all abuse dolphins.
Tuna nets, which can sometimes stretch for miles. The threat to dolphins is highest in the Pacific. Indiscriminate mass fishing kills massive amounts of marine life every year, but the no. 1 dolphin killer is tuna nets.
The Solomon Islands and the Faroe Islands still hunt dolphins on a much smaller scales than Japan.
yes they do thy have mercury poisoning that's why japan is still thinkingabout eating the dolphins
Yes. Boycott Japan until they stop slaughtering dolphins shamelessly.
One reason the dolphins and porpoises are becoming fewer in number is fishing which kills many of these animals every year.
An estimated 23 thousand dolphins and porpoises are slaughtered each year.