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Japanese ex-dolphin hunter says slaughter is not centuries-old tradition

National Mar 17, 2014

Japanese ex-dolphin hunter says slaughter is not centuries-old tradition

by Boyd Harnell

Dolphin activist and former Flipper trainer Ric O'Barry joins hands with his former rival, ex-dolphin hunter Izumi Ishii, as both dispute the government's stance that drive hunting is a national cultural practice spanning hundreds of years.

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