Taiji Japan - Unimaginable cruelty to pilot whales

This is Japan at January 13, 2025:
Kunito Seko witnessed and documented for nearly 9 hours, the inhumane torture leveled at this family of Pilot Whales . 12 adult members of this pod lost their lives due to cowardly and callous acts of violence the hunters meted out to these helpless souls. Their heavy and labored breathing as they struggled tethered in the shallows for a lengthy period before taking their final breaths clearly audible. At slow intervals their deceased bodies towed out of the Cove to be transported to the Butcher house for processing.. straight past their living family members.. The stress and shock taking it's toll on the poor young ones with a few spotted rolling over in misery.. These surviving whales still swim trapped inside the Cove for a second night in distress and fear as they wait on what their fate is to be come sunrise tomorrow. Tonight they will huddle together weakened by their ordeal, mourning their loved ones and wondering why this is happening to them. Tonight , the stress they have been forced to endure may see more innocents perish .

This is Taiji and their so called "tradition".. Blatant Animal Cruelty.
The matriarch was tied up by her tail fin behind the yellow tarpaulin on the right. All the dolphins, especially the young ones, kept swimming to her. She probably drowned weakened after 9 hours of fighting. We know that Japanese fishermen, especially in Taiji, drown whales, that is their barbaric tradition.