Movie - "The Cove", Dolphins captured for marine parks and killed for food in Japan

[Annces]

Run time: 02:19 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYKNCN1ESZM   Posted on YouTube: August 03, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: August 08, 2009 By DU Member: Annces Views on DU: 574

 
The film “The Cove” shows in graphic detail what happens to hundreds of dolphins hunted and killed every year by fishermen in Taiji, Japan. A few dolphins escape immediate death, only to be sentenced to a lifetime of confinement in amusement parks and aquariums. Whether they’re performing in a tank or used to tow tourists around in a “swim with dolphins” attraction, whether the facility is obviously sub-par or looks like a lovely place for dolphins to live, the greatest issue is whether they should be in captivity at all.

Humane Society International and The Humane Society of the United States believe the answer is a resounding “no.” No matter how big the box, it is still a box—keeping animals who are intelligent, highly social, and far-ranging confined is simply inhumane.


http://www.hsus.org/hsi/oceans/marine_mammals_in_captiv...


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[otohara]

1. Heartbreaking

I read the review on this movie in yesterday's paper. I'm not sure I have the guts to sit through it

[life long demo]

2. THANK YOU, THE MORE PEOPLE SEE THIS, THE MORE

will be repulsed by the slaughter. I remember seeing a film of this slaughter, don't remember how long ago but it never left my mind. Thank you again.