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Taiji's annual dolphin hunt triggers global protest

Saroja CoelhoFebruary 6, 2014

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says nearly 200 marine mammals have been killed in Taiji this year. Japan argues that killing dolphins is not banned under any international treaty. We hear from people on both sides of the debate - as well as an animal behaviour expert who talks about the link between animal emotion and how that triggers empathy in humans.

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