Taiji legal battle: court backs activist over baby dolphin kept in aquarium
by Justin McCurry in Osaka from Environment | The Guardian on (#18AKG)
Victory for animal rights after Japanese court awards Australian activist 110,000 yen after museum refused her entry to check on captive bottlenose
Animal rights activists have claimed a significant victory in its battle to end Japan's dolphin slaughter after a court ruled that an aquarium in Taiji - where hundreds of dolphins are killed every year - acted illegally when it refused entry to an Australian campaigner.
The court in Wakayama, western Japan, on Friday awarded 110,000 yen (690) to Sarah Lucas, head of Australia for Dolphins, who had attempted to enter the Taiji whale museum in 2014 but was turned away and shown a cardboard sign saying "anti-whalers" were not welcome.
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