The hunting season for dolphins using a controversial "drive-hunting" method began Sunday in the whaling town of Taiji in western Japan, without any major protest from animal-rights groups.While local police officers were on high alert for anti-whaling campaigns, 12 boats left the town's port around 5 a.m., but all returned without any catch, according to a fisheries cooperative official.The hunting method, in which fishermen herd dolphins and small whales into a cove before sealing the area with a net, has drawn fierce criticism from animal-rights groups at home and abroad.As a member of t…READ FULL ARTICLE
