Minke whale is drowned by fishermen after being trapped in nets in Japan for 19 days

Shocking footage revealed the moment a captured minke whale was drowned by a fisherman who forced the helpless animal underwater for 20 minutes off the coast of Taiji, a Japanese city notorious for dolphin butchering.

According to the Humane Society International (HSI), animal rights activists have condemned the killing of the young whale, which was held in fishing nets for 19 days before it was murdered.

Witness reports initially indicated that the whale had been killed by an exploding harpoon. However, examination of the footage revealed that the animal had been kept underwater to suffocate.

Shocking footage revealed the moment a captured minke whale was drowned by a fisherman who forced the helpless animal underwater for 20 minutes off the coast of Taiji, a Japanese city notorious for dolphin butchering

After the killing, the whale was lifted onto a fishing boat and wrapped in a blue tarpaulin before being delivered for slaughter.

Ren Yabuki, director of the Live Investigation Agency, had documented the torture of the whale and captured the moment it was killed.

‘Oh no! The fishermen have now killed the minke whale, ”says an emotional yabuki. “I’m so sorry … Oh no, oh Jesus.”

Mr. Yabuki watched the fishermen tie a rope around the tail fin of the whale and push its head under the water, where it took about 20 minutes for it to die.

Death in such situations is usually due to the whale pinching its blowhole and suffocating.

After the killing, the whale was lifted onto a fishing boat and wrapped in a blue tarpaulin before being delivered for slaughter.

‘We are saddened by this terrible result. It is soul crushing to believe that just by lifting the net three weeks ago, this poor animal could have swam free instead of being trapped in ongoing distress only to be killed and slaughtered for commercial sale in local markets, ”Georgia said Dolphin. HSI Australia Animal Welfare Program Manager.

The HSI believes the whale has been deliberately caught under the guise of bycatch since December 24th.

“As we mourn the tragic death of this animal, we know that every year off the coast of Japan there is a similar brutal end for many more whales. They are the silent victims of the ongoing commercial whaling in Japan. What was rare was that it was observed, ”added Ms. Dolphin.

“HSI believes that it is inhumane to purposely trap whales under the guise of bycatch for long periods of time, and we urge the people of Japan to speak out against this cruelty.”

The minke whale imagined on day 17 that it was caught in a number of fishing nets in Taiki, Kapan

According to the Humane Society International (HSI), animal rights activists have condemned the killing of the young whale, which was held in fishing nets for 19 days before it was murdered.