One of the main issues with the Taiji hunt is that the dolphin meat they sell is laced with high levels of mercury. Now we all know that mercury is pretty nasty stuff. In small doses, the human body can cope. If the body is subjected to a build up, it can damage the body's tissues, including the brain.
Now, as more and more is made of the hunt, and its attendant health issues, the local welfare division has begun to take hair samples from residents as they attend their yearly check up. Those with high levels of mercury will be advised to undergo further testing. What happens after that, we dont know.
However, now that things like this are out in the open, the juggernaut is possibly beginning to move, which means that we may see some kind of action if there is a city-wide elevated level of mercury.
When things will change? I dont know. But awareness is rising. Things may soon begin to change.
We will see.
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