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It's been several days since a huge pod of bottlenose dolphins was driven into Taiji's Cove in Japan. Having been raided of their young in one of the worst processes ever witnessed, the remaining dolphins have been days without food.
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An horrific scene played out in Taiji, Japan last night as 55-65 striped dolphins were driven into the Cove and slaughtered. Stressed dolphins threw themselves onto rocks and had to be physically dragged to their slaughter. Warning: Graphic images.
Watching horror after horror inflicted on dolphins trapped in the Cove became too much for this Cove Guardian.
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A bloodied dolphin tries anything to escape and crashes into a rock wall.
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Over 100 bottlenose dolphins await their fate in Taiji Cove
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As it attempted to escape, this striped dolphin was run over by a skiff said Cove Guardians.
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"Killers got fed up with the drive" Cove Guardian's said, " and began to grab the dolphins and drag them onto the beach."
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Standing tall. Cove Guardians support one another as they watch the brutal slaughter of striped dolphins.
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"Trainers, vets along with killers in dive suits" were seen "medicating an ill White-Sided dolphin," Cove Guardians said. After "hours treating the dolphin ... it eventually died." Two other Pacific dolphins were held back, "to prevent them from going near their dying family member," they added.
