Bottlenose dolphins killed 10. Januar 2014
10.01.2014
Just as the sun was rising over the killing cove, the killers and trainers arrived via skiff. The two pods of Bottlenose dolphins had been held a total of 21 hours. Despite confusion and exhaustion these dolphins fought for every last moment of freedom.
The captive selection began just after 7am as the pod was further divided into four separate groups.The division made it much easier for the killers but caused considerable distress for the dolphins as they were separated from family and forced to watch their pod mates being manhandled by the killers. The process was quite extreme as divers in the water simultaneously wrestled dolphins into nets for captivity and tethered flukes for dolphins about to be slaughtered. As one dolphin was forced into a small sling and prepared for transfer another was brutally slaughtered side by side under the tarps of the killing cove. The cove soon turned a bright crimson from the mass murder taking place as captive dolphins emerged via sling and headed toward the captive holding pens located in the harbor.
After hours and hours of selection and slaughter, a total of 13 dolphins were taken captive. As one skiff was transferring captives, one dolphin became catatonic and the skiff turned back toward the cove to dump the now lifeless dolphin back under the tarp for slaughter. After being held overnight and the trauma of today's horrific events were just too unbearable for this dolphin.
After the last skiff of dead bodies was transferred to the butcher house, the final number brutally murdered was 24 Bottlenose dolphins. The remaining pod of 25-30 dolphins was forced to swim and drink their family's blood was eventually driven back out to sea later this afternoon.
