Dolphin protection
Japan bans cruel hunts
Tokyo — The Japanese aquarium association said on July 3 that members can be expelled from the body for acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts.
The penalty is part of new punitive measures that the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) will introduce for violating its recent ban on acquiring dolphins from such hunts, a technique that has drawn international criticism as cruel. The JAZA also plans to require members to submit certificates stating where dolphins were bought. — AFP