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5 aquariums may quit JAZA over Taiji ban

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Five of 34 aquariums that rear dolphins say they may leave the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums in light of its decision May 20 to prohibit them from acquiring animals caught during annual slaughters at Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture.

Two more aquariums said they will quit JAZA in the future, according to a Kyodo News survey conducted May 22 and 23.

The association made the decision in the face of an expulsion threat from the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which views the hunts as cruel. (Kyodo)

イルカ入手禁止で、5施設が水族館協会の脱退を検討

日本動物園水族館協会が和歌山県太地町で捕獲されたイルカの入手を会員施設に禁止したことを受け、34施設のうち5施設が協会脱退を検討していることが分かった。

The Japan Times ST: June 5, 2015