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Peru: Dolphins Used as Bait for Sharks

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A brutal and illegal practice takes place far off the coast of Peru--the secret slaughter of...

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The dolphin is pulled into the boat, once caught by the harpoon. Image by Jim Wickens/Ecostorm/ITV News. Peru, 2013.

ITV News has obtained footage proving — for the first time — that fishermen in South America are illegally hunting dolphins. Environmentalists believe thousands of the animals are slaughtered every year, with their meat being used as bait for sharks.

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