Ap Exclusive: Japanese Mayor Defends Dolphin Hunts

AP Exclusive: Japanese mayor defends dolphin hunts

By JAY ALABASTER 2010-08-22T17:46:35Z TAIJI, Japan (AP) -- As children in inner tubes bob on the calm waters of this small ocean cove, a 550-pound (250-kilogram) dolphin zips through the crowd in pursuit of raw squid tossed out by a trainer....

Senh: Personally, I don't understand what the problem is. In Japan, they eat dolphins. Just because we, in America, think dolphins are cute doesn't mean that Japanese people can't eat them. I haven't read anything that says that the dolphins that are being hunted in Japan are going extinct. This is another example of Americans meddling in other country's affairs, and why other nations hate us. Leave that Japanese city alone.

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