Shocking footage of dolphin slaughter in Taiji Cove : as annual hunt begins !!! <br />Watermen, watergirls, what can we do to stop that ??? <br /> <br />Japanese fisherman have been filmed trapping hundreds of dolphins on Monday, in a controversial hunt that happens every year in Taiji Cove. According to activists from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, who have been shadowing the fishermen, boats began herding the dolphins into pens on Friday. Most of them are expected to be killed for meat, with the remainder set to be captured to sell to aquariums. On Monday, fishermen in wetsuits wrestled with dolphins to select those to be killed or sold. The killing will begin after dolphins destined for captivity have been selected, probably on Tuesday. Fishermen say the cull is a traditional part of their livelihood in an area that has fished dolphins and whales for thousands of years. Japan has long maintained that killing dolphins is not banned under any international treaty and that the animals are not endangered. Report by Mark Morris. <br /> <br />Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itn <br />Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/itn <br />Add us on Google+: http://bit.ly/17z0Dpd <br /> <br />More stories from ITN: <br />Helicopter falls from the sky in Syria: http://bit.ly/1mavlIo <br />Another royal baby! Zara and Mike Tindall have girl: http://bit.ly/1jaFVSN <br />Devil baby terrorises innocent New Yorkers: http://bit.ly/1gQ8KzS <br />Tiger attack: Farmer killed by big cat in India: http://bit.ly/1b5V5Rc <br />Reformed criminal fronts pickpocketing awareness campaign: http://bit.ly/1eSTj8P <br />Incredible! BMX biker rides across Texas bridge: http://bit.ly/19wyYIl <br />Woman jumps off bridge to escape police and survives: http://bit.ly/1dnJDo8 <br />Shocking pictures: Lion found hanged at Indonesian Zoo: http://bit.ly/1dsoIC4 <br />Listen to the FIFA World Cup anthem for 2014: http://bit.ly/1j54IYn <br />Plane crashes on a beach twice in one day: http://bit.ly/JNLpUK <br />Adorable polar bear takes shaky first steps: http://bit.ly/1cUZkib <br />Drone films wakeboarders surfing on flooded roads: http://bit.ly/1dC3pZE <br />Robber uses lottery stand to break into post office: http://bit.ly/1emUWxc <br />Man caught bouncing cat like a yo-yo: http://bit.ly/1goQQE7 <br />Amazing photos! Niagara Falls freezes over: http://bit.ly/1dBpMhL <br /> <br />See 2013's Most Watched Videos: http://bit.ly/1cKAmGl <br /> <br />See our Biggest Videos of All Time: http://bit.ly/18ZACCf <br /> <br />------------------ <br />Best extreme sports video contests now on http://www.ridersmatch.com <br /> <br /> <br />JOIN RIDERS MATCH : <br />Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/riders.match <br />Twitter : https://twitter.com/#!/ridersmatch <br />Google + : https://plus.google.com/106087066887108100503 <br /> <br />CONTACT US : <br />contact@ridersmatch.com
