I mean , tradition ? Dolphin hunts have been carried out in Japanese town for centuries . Westerners protest `` barbaric '' slaughter of the marine mammals . But Japan has a long history with dolphins and whales, so it's not as if they are being hunted to extinction. Japanese government has found unsafe mercury levels in dolphins .
Dolphin hunts have been carried out in Japanese town for centuries . Westerners protest `` barbaric '' slaughter of the marine mammals . But Japan has a long history with dolphins and whales, so it's not as if they are being hunted to extinction. Japanese government has found unsafe mercury levels in dolphins .