Drive hunts in Japan and the Faroe Islands capture or kill entire dolphin pods, with some individuals selected for live capture and export to marine parks worldwide.
Drive hunts cause extreme suffering through the process of herding entire social groups into shallow bays. Deaths from traditional methods are not instantaneous. The capture of live animals for marine park sale perpetuates a market that rewards the hunt economically. Dolphins selected for captivity are separated from their social groups and enter a lifetime of confinement dramatically different from their natural life.