The truth is that the international aquarium trade, in which - TopicsExpress

The truth is that the international aquarium trade, in which dolphins are subjected to a lifetime of captivity and deprivation for human entertainment, is providing the profits that help sustain Japan’s drive hunts. The last 10 years have seen an increase in the number of animals caught live and a decline in the number killed, clearly demonstrating the over-riding and escalating motivation behind the hunts. Individual live dolphins can be sold by fishermen for 800,000-900,000 yen (about £4,688-£5,274) while dead dolphins sold for human consumption are worth about four per cent of this price. When live-captured dolphins are later sold on from Japanese aquaria for international export, prices can reach up to 7,712,000 yen, or £45,192, for a single dolphin eia-international.org/the-commercial-truth-behind-taijis-fig-leaf-lie-of-tradition