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Capture an entire pod of dolphins, select the prime specimens, and kill the rest for meat and trophies like dolphin teeth and skulls.Taiji is a place where dolphins and small whales are captured for sale to marine aquariums. The ones that are not sold into slavery are slaughtered. The zoo collection techniques once so common and now totally unacceptable elsewhere remain common practice in Japan.The marine aquariums that purchase these captured dolphins are complicit in the slaughter, and any person that patronizes these seaquariums are also complicit in these brutal killings. If you pay admission to such an establishment, you are helping to kill dolphins and whales. It?s as simple as that.There are nine Taiji dolphins now in Egypt. Four are being held in very poor conditions. They are actually being kept in a private swimming pool. There are five more dolphins from Taiji that have been shipped to Egypt in the last few days.Other Taiji dolphins have been shipped to Mexico, Turkey, Dubai, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea. Many have gone to the 50 Japanese marine aquarium facilities.In past years, Miami Seaquarium, Sea World, and Indianapolis Zoo have received captured dolphins. This is no longer happening. Or is it?And apparently the United States Navy has purchased dolphins from Japan to be trained for military purposes like guarding ports and planting mines.Sea World has publicly condemned The Cove, and they have stated as nonsense that Sea World would purchase dolphins from Taiji.Yet just this year Sea World applied for a permit to import a pilot whale from Japan.From the Federal Registry, January 4th, 2010 ? SummaryNotice is hereby given that Sea World, Inc., 9205 South Park Circle, Suite 400, Orlando, FL 32819, has applied in due form for a permit to import one pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) for the purposes of public display.The applicant requests authorization to import one male nonreleasable stranded pilot whale from Kamogawa SeaWorld 1404-18 Higa

take a quick escape and feed dolphins if you want to pretend your on vacation while living in San Diego!

take a quick escape and feed dolphins if you want to pretend your on vacation while living in San Diego!

I was very surprised at the price for this place. I thought it ran like $30 per person + parking. Got a great deal and I am glad we went. My 2 year old still talks about Shamu. He loved Sesame Street were he was able to get on all the rides (with parent). I was surprised that he could do the net area. Loved the pet show and Shamu. Wasn't crazy for the Sea Lion (I wasn't crazy about it either). The Dolphin show was closed which is one of my favorites. Our deal was for 2 days which was great cause we didn't rush through everything. We packed lunch and left it in the car ate lunch outside in picnic table area. For snacks we put them in stroller in the pockets. They only checked the backpacks. Things I disliked - no food allowed. When families are in tight budget it's hard enough to pay for the entry and parking. When we left I wish they would of stamped my wrist not back of hand it washes off easily. The entry process. You have to put your thumb print down on this machine and your ticket on this scanner - no big deal, but it wasn't reading it and the attendant was busy daydreaming and I gave me the ugliest look when I bothered her. socalpocketmemories.blogspot

I usually have a bad experience at amusement parks because of the crowds, prices, headache. I will say though that Sea world does a great job with the... more »