I recall Japan issuing an arrest warrant a few years ago for that cheerleader girl from "Heroes" who was protesting the dolphin slaughters. I happen to agree with Miss Panettiere. Japan's killing of dolphins is quite sad. Dolphins are very intelligent animals who may or may not have their own form of self-awareness. To simply capture and/or slaughter them for meat is quite unconscionable! However in Japan, there is no concern for the dolphins' welfare. They are merely another form of simple sea-life like a lobster, shrimp or crab meant to be harvested in large numbers for corporate profit.
As the documentary says, this is Japan's dark secret and needs to be stopped immediately. Instead of environmentalists fighting for a carbon tax or polar bears drowning, why isn't this issue being pressed? Why aren't we putting political pressure on Japan to end this practice or else?
As the documentary says, this is Japan's dark secret and needs to be stopped immediately. Instead of environmentalists fighting for a carbon tax or polar bears drowning, why isn't this issue being pressed? Why aren't we putting political pressure on Japan to end this practice or else?
It turns out these intelligent and charismatic creatures don't do well in captivity -- half of all captive dolphins die within two years. They're used to swimming 40 miles a day, diving hundreds of feet deep and hanging out with their close-knit pod. Apparently jumping through hoops and swimming with tourists in a pool just isn't an adequate substitute...In this quaint fishing village, each fall, tens of thousands of migrating dolphins are captured, some of which are sold into captivity (for up to $150,000 a piece), and the rest are taken to a secret cove and slaughtered (to be sold for their meat -- sometimes falsely described as whale meat).
Source: Alternet
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