In bloodbaths hard to imagine, fishermen in places such as Taiji, Japan slaughter hundreds of dolphins at a time. They kill them for meat and because they consider them competition for fish; in Taiji, they also select a few to sell for public display.

In drive fisheries, fishermen use motorboats and loud noise to herd various species of dolphin toward shore or trap them in a bay. In shallow water, the men move among the animals, stabbing them to death. In Taiji, Japan, fishermen may set some of the most attractive dolphins aside for sale to aquariams. The meat of those who are slaughtered is used for pet food, fertilizer and human consumption.

Please think twice before visiting parks with marine mammals in captivity—which help create demand—and join us for Japan Dolphin Day to speak out against drive fisheries.