Animal welfare campaigners have condemned the killing of a trapped minke whale off the coast of Taiji, a town in Japan best known for its annual dolphin cull. Ren Yabuki, an animal rights activist who filmed the whale throughout its 19-day ordeal, captured the moment it was killed. The fishermen have killed the minke whale now,” Yabuki can be heard saying as he continued to film. A minke whale was trapped in nets in the town of Taiji, Japan, since Christmas Eve. They are the silent victims of Japan’s continued commercial whaling” Dolphin said.

Source: The Guardian January 11, 2021 07:55 UTC