Lots of support for our efforts in Taiji

Dolphins at Yokohama Sea Paradise where some of the dolphins caught at Taiji have ended up

photo by: LaPrimaDonna

Since our action in Taiji, Japan, where divers cut the nets of six holding pens to allow dolphins to escape, we have received lots of support for our efforts from people around the world. It is very hopeful to see that many want the end of this senseless dolphin slaughter and the affiliated captivity trade. After their safe return to Europe, the divers of The Black Fish who operated in Taiji this week, responded to some claims that their action might not have been successful. Read More...

  • The Black Fish cuts nets to free dolphins in Taiji, Japan

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    Divers from the European conservation organisation The Black Fish have last night cut the nets of six holding pens in Taiji, Japan, that were holding dolphins caught during a dolphin drive hunt a few days earlier. Read More...

  • Münster dolphinarium to release dolphins

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    The Black Fish, WDSF and ProWal which have all campaigned for the closure of a dolphinarium in Münster, Germany, are celebrating today after the announcement that the four dolphins in the facility will be re-homed at the latest by the end of 2012. Read More...

  • German activists take on dolphinarium

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    "We will not leave Münster until this dolphinarium, in which the dolphins are kept in conditions that do not allow for even their basic needs, is closed," says Arne Feuerhahn from The Black Fish. Read More...

  • XminusY fund supports The Black Fish

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    Thanks to the Dutch based solidarity fund XminusY for supporting our campaign efforts in Münster for the closure of the dolphinarium with a small but much needed grant. Read More...