The Cove

hey guys...
seriously, what is wrong with some people...
i just watched a documentary film called The Cove...and it has made me think...alot

it's a documentary, explaining a shocking truth occuring in Taiji, Japan.
this post will be explaining what happens, so if you don't like this sorta stuff don't worry bout this...but i say this, if you watch that film, and it hasn't moved you in one way, then you can not be human ._. so this post will give out some plot details O:

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oh and this would be one of those "more intellectual" posts rather than all that high crap i post lol.



every year 23,000 dolphins are slaughtered in secrecy in a hidden cove, where the public are not allowed to enter, and cameras arent allowed...fisherman and police enforce this, and during the film they tried to provoke the activists into doing something illegal in attempts to get them into jail and away from Taiji.

Richard O'Barry, leading the team of activists, has been trying to shut down the industry of dolphins for 35 years that he himself had spent 10 building up. He was a leading trainer of the dolphins who were used in the TV show Flipper. Before the show, there were 3 sea aquariums with dolphins...after the show launched, it turned into a multi-million dollar industry, and it exploded into a global practise.

One of the main dolphins who played Flipper, named Cathy, brought the change in Richard. Dolphins...control their breathing, unlike humans who do it automatically and subconsciously...
dolphins in capture whether they are in good care or not, eg. Sea World, zoos, performing tricks and shows, stresses the dolphins out. many dolphins die...and a lot rely on human medication to keep them healthy. but you can't cure stress by continuing this...and the day came when Cathy decided to suicide...so she swam up to Richard, looked him in the eye, and stopped breathing...

Richard opened his eyes, and now is determined to set free Dolphins in captivity, because dolphins living happily only works in the wild, where they socialize and communicate with other dolphins.

this documentary exploits serious flaws in the International Whaling Commission, who consider dolphins as too insignificant to be counted as whales that should be protected. More ironic, the Deputy to this Commission designed to prevent Whaling is from Japan. The film tells you about how the japanese government cover up the dolphin killings, selling them on the market as "whale meat". Even more sad, lab tests have proven that the dolphin meat contains high levels of Mercury, a toxic substance. In fact, the levels are 20 times higher than what Health Regulations advise.

The team...does not do this film legally, which gives it a more adventurous edge. They manage to film footage of the slaughter...and it is just...disturbing and shocking to see dolphins being speared over and over again, watched them swim helplessly, trapped in nets, in a pool of bloody water. Watching them die helplessly.

O: i would recommend anyone to watch this video, as it has given me a new view in looking at dolphins...and i can already see some of you thinking bestiality... no, thanks.

HOWEVER, keep an open mind, and try to see this from different perspectives.

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