Anger at Dolphin Slaughter

Thursday 14 October 2010 CAPE TOWN: A small group of vocal protestors against the killing and captivity of dolphins swelled into a throng of 300+ angry Capetonians today as they lined the road at the foot of the Heerengract Building that houses the Japanese Embassy. The rally was organised by Bahia Fitchen of Save Japan Dolphins South Africa at the behest of the makers of the Cove (Oscar winning documentary exposing the mass-scale slaughter of dolphin at Taiji, Japan, and also the nefarious role played by aquaria and theme parks in the trafficking of live dolphin). Proceedings got a noisy boost when blood-covered, wetsuit-clad surfers Conn and Greg Bertish arrived with a wind-up electronic siren that blasted a strident message up at the windows of the embassy. Cars hooted in support as the protestors, wearing red, thronged around the them, handing out pamphlets and getting signatures for a petition. The petition was handed to embassy officials at 2pm. The protest was mirrored at Japanese embassies around the world today.

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Bahia Fitchen chats to Spike at the rally:

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