Fishermen at the Japanese town made famous by the controversial Oscar-winning documentary The Cove shrugged off protests by animal rights activists yesterday to carry out their annual dolphin hunt.
Protesters said residents of the seaside village of Taiji butchered a whole pod of dolphins, apart from two that will be sold to aquariums and six young animals that were released.
For years, Taiji has held an annual dolphin hunt which begins in the autumn and continues until March. It has traditionally sold the best-looking animals to aquariums and killed the rest.
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