ENVIRONMENTAL and animal rights groups urged Japan to stop killing dolphins as its hunting season started on Thursday, September 1.
Earth Island Institute Asia Pacific Regional Director Trixie Concepcion, in an interview with The Manila Times, said that in a protest in front of the Japanese embassy her group and the Philippine Animal Welfare Society recreated a scene from the hit Korean drama 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' where the main character, Atty. Woo Young Woo, was seen protesting with her boyfriend to stop dolphin shows in an ocean park in South Korea.
EXTRAORDINARY PROTEST Protesters dressed as the popular character Attorney Woo Young Woo from the hit Korean drama Extraordinary Atty. Woo gather in front of the Japanese Embassy in Pasay City, on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 to ask the Japanese government to stop the killing of dolphins. The hunting season for these sea animals, which fishermen regard as pests because they are believed to eat as much as 25 kilos of fish a day, starts on the same day. Woo’s character loved whales and dolphins and advocated for their protection and preservation. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO
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