{"id":2184,"date":"2015-09-01T12:12:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T20:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/?page_id=2184"},"modified":"2015-09-01T12:16:01","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T20:16:01","slug":"a-closer-inspection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/actions\/taiji-dolphin-butchery\/a-closer-inspection\/","title":{"rendered":"A closer inspection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slaughter and Captive Sales Stats – 15 years<\/h1>\n

Every single ticket bought in support of the captive entertainment industry fuels the Taiji drive hunt and slaughter! Every marine park ticket. Every movie ticket showcasing captive cetaceans. Make the pledge: I WILL NEVER BY A TICKET!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Statistics are available since 2000 – only 15 years. Thirty years of Taiji drive hunt statistics are unavailable!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Taiji Slaughter & Captivity Sales - 15 years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
YEAR<\/th># SLAUGHTERED<\/th># SOLD FOR ENTERTAINMENT<\/th>MONEY MADE (pending)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
<\/th>16,180 dolphins slaughtered in 15 years of tracking.<\/th>1,462 dolphins sold for captive entertainment in 15 years of tracking.<\/th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n
2014<\/td>751<\/td>80<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>834<\/td>158<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>899<\/td>247<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>744<\/td>51<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>849<\/td>98<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>1,122<\/td>120<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>1,402<\/td>93<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>1,149<\/td>90<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>1,499<\/td>125<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>1,002<\/td>40<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>1,537<\/td>139<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>842<\/td>35<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>1,935<\/td>83<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>1,191<\/td>35<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>2,009<\/td>68<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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As an admittedly random bit of guesswork, multiple these totals by 3<\/strong><\/em> for a very general estimate of the toll taken by the Taiji drive hunts since their beginning, around 1970!<\/p>\n

Dolphins sold for captive entertainment: 4,386!<\/p>\n

Dolphins slaughtered: 48,540!<\/p>\n

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Is this an ecologically sound action?<\/p>\n

Is this an action that anyone would choose to support?<\/p>\n

When will a healthy ecology trump greed for money?<\/p>\n

When will man become human?<\/p>\n

What will we each do to stop the Taiji dolphin drive hunt and slaughter?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Source:<\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ceta-base.com\/drivefisheries.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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