German animal protection group hands in petition to stop dolphin hunt

An animal protection group in Germany submitted a petition bearing about 16,000 signatures to the Japanese Embassy in Germany on Friday calling for an end to the killing and capture of dolphins in Taiji, a whaling town in Wakayama Prefecture, its representatives said.The petition was launched in response to the start of the current dolphin hunting season -- using the traditional "drive-hunt" method -- that began in western Japan on Sept. 1.The organization also visited the local Danish Embassy to submit a similar number of signatures calling for a suspension of dolphin hunts carried out in …READ FULL ARTICLE