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Leilani Munter. Credit: Phil Cavali, TheHotLap.com

“There is nothing to prepare you for seeing it in person. I saw these beautiful dolphins being driven into the cove, and they came out dead bodies.”

—Leilani Munter, race car driver and activist who’s traveling back and forth from the U.S. to Taiji, Japan, home of “The Cove,” and an annual roundup of dolphins, many of which are killed for meat. Previously, Leilani said the fishermen didn’t kill as long as the activists were around. Unfortunately, things have taken a turn for the worst as on Monday and Tuesday, several dolphins were slaughtered in front of her eyes.

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Leilani Munter. Credit: Alan Moore

Dolphin killings have resumed at The Cove in Japan, despite awareness brought to the issue by the award winning documentary with the same title. Leilani Munter had written about her plans to visit the area awhile ago, and VegNews caught up with her to get an update on her activist experience.

The race car driver explained that while the activists are watching the area during the season from September through March, the hunters don’t do much killing. But there are not enough people to keep vigil through that entire time, something she’d like to change.

“What we’re trying to do is get a whole team of people to Taiji, and be there for the whole killing season, which is September through to March, because that’s really what needs to happen. If it’s our presence there that’s deterring the killing then we can’t just be there for a week from September 1. That’s the challenge, and for that reason I’m going back to Taiji in a couple of weeks.”

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Hayden Panettiere visited the Japanese fishing village of Taiji with boyfriend Wladimir Klitschko as part of her ongoing efforts to end the dolphin hunts there.

Hayden told reporters, “We are trying to peacefully come up with better ideas as to how to generate income and utilize the nature here. We’ve been to Taiji before and it’s a beautiful place with beautiful wildlife.”

According to X17, Hayden and other animal rights activists met with the mayor of Taiji and representatives from the local fisheries unit.

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