Welcome to "civilization"....
The subject matter may be dolphins in Japan, but could be another species elsewhere - the effect remains the same.
We may not like sharks as much as dolphins (the "cuddly appeal" is absent), but regularly see the same with shark carcasses. Their fins are hacked off and they are dumped into the ocean again. By the time we see them, most are dead, but have come across a couple making last attempts to swim, but they have no chance in hell. The fins are used for sharkfin soup. Is it illegal? Sure, but that never stopped "civilization"... and this is not on the Japanese side of the Pacific ocean.
Tapirs? Despite being shy and harmless creatures, they get shot by rednecks exercising their macho tendencies and pretending to be "big game hunters" - with AK47's of course.
Monkeys? Sure, monkeys are an easy target for idiots with weapons. The irony is that monkey families have more clue of a social order than the idiots who shoot them. Last time we found three dead monkeys shot for fun - kinda sad seeing these lifeless bodies.
Maybe it's time to stick some lead in the ass of the next "big game hunters"
