two nights ago i went to the redbox to hunker down with some flicks with the sweetie. we decided that with some comedies and action movies wed pick up a documentary on dolphins as well. i miss living on the gulf and i thought itd bring back some great memories and a feeling of home...
INSTEAD the documentary OPENED my eyes to some of the outrageously fallacious reasons the japanese fishermen in taiji japan use to BRUTALLY TRAP AND MURDER 23.000 dolphins A YEAR between the months of september and march. this documentary touches on many subjects including mercury poisoning, the pitfalls of our world wide intergovernmental organizations and, and the ugly arrogance of humans in regards to our environment. in the 1900s many people internationally rallied to change whaling policies. dolphins are whales...they are not part of our fish communities. why are we not insisting that they have the same rights as their larger brothers? why do we let organizations such as seaworld and your touristy swim with dolphins programs SUPPORT the INHUMANE MURDER of these majestic and wise creatures? PLEASE please please take an hour to watch this documentary (after the kiddoes are in bed) and to visit the website ive linked below.
this documentary has haunted my thoughts since ive watched it and our household at least is taking steps to become more self sufficient and battle world hunger on a different front than the fishing industry. (most of your whale meat is actually dolphin meat with insanely high amounts of mercury in it...and for you sushi lovers...do the research on what this refined delicacy is doing to your body) MOST japanese have NO IDEA this is being done...nobody has the right to commit such crimes against humanity and not answer to their own nation, neighboring nations, and the rest of the world.
By the way...the ONLY nations (less than you can count on your fingers) that allow japan to BUY their support and turn a blind eye on the policies are ones that have completely run their country to the ground and are unable to feed and care for their own people. this injustice must begin to be put to an end somewhere and the killing cove in taiji is an ideal place to begin such a movement. dont let brutality rule our race as humans...we are all a part of an interdependent web of life that should be treated with same respect and compassion we show our fellow man...if we are unable to do so we have no rights as human beings to belong here to our earth. youll find how this actually is a worldwide problem for our generation and the ones to come to stand up and solve if we wish to see future generations continue to inherit the earth. our planet cant afford the parts of our oceans that are already dying or dead...and when the oceans start to die there goes the planet...das Ende! l'estremita! el extremo y el fin!端

http://www.takepart.com/thecove

its always worth it to have your voice heard. listen to theirs and speak up.

^ this is actually a little fb note from my prof LAST year. however i have been monitoring the situation since then and have some extra things to add...as i was adding it to my fb i thought i might as well post here considering so many minglers responded to it on fb

"Yesterday was a big day for our campaign to protect dolphins in Japan. It was imperative that we get Japanese media to cover the beginning of the dolphin hunting season—and more importantly, the worldwide opposition to it. And we succeeded!

We began by bringing all our international volunteers to a plaza near the U.S. Embassy. Our volunteers from around the world were lined up holding flags representing the 151 countries and 1.7 million signatures from this cause list! Several held strands of origami dolphins prepared by artist Peggy Oki, and we also had several inflated dolphin balloons for the cameras. I unfurled our long petition with all of YOUR NAMES—about 15 feet long! TV cameras and print journalists from all the major Tokyo media outlets were there to cover it.

I told the dozens of reporters that we were here to ask the Obama administration to help end the killing of dolphins. President Obama will be in Japan in November and could talk to the new Japanese Prime Minister about dolphins and mercury. (Note: the Japanese government is in transition as new elections are being held so we were advised that it would not be effective to go to the Fisheries agency).

I was then escorted by the Tokyo police, with media following along, across the street, up to the U.S. Embassy, along with volunteers Alyson Richards and Melissa Carbonne (who work with Hollywood celebrities in support of environmental issues), NASCAR driver Leilani Munter (who only accepts green sponsors for her winning race cars), and my colleague from Earth Island, Mark J. Palmer.

In front of the gates of the embassy, we met Mr. Bruce Howard, Counselor for Science, Environment and Health, representing the American ambassador. He accepted our petition, as I urged him to see that it gets to the President.

Our three volunteers each then talked with Mr. Howard telling him their own stories of why they had come halfway around the world to be here with me in Tokyo. It was an emotional meeting on what is most definitely an emotional day.

We still have a lot to do, but I feel like we accomplished an important goal—keeping this issue in the spotlight in Japan, reaching key decision makers, and hopefully educating more people in Japan about the atrocities taking place off their shores.

As for activities in the actual cove, reports are indicating that several dolphins were rounded up, a few were chosen for captivity and the others were released! So a small victory for the dolphins who escaped. The same thing happened last year when we went with cameras and media in tow. You can see that for yourself tonight on the Animal Planet mini-series, BLOOD DOLPHINS. It's directed and co-stars my son Lincoln. We follow up on THE COVE and then also take on other dolphin hotspots like the equally devastating activities in the Solomon Islands. It airs at 9:00 p.m. et/pt on Animal Planet. You can learn more and take action here:

www.earthisland.org/blooddolphins

Thank you all for your ongoing support. It is making a difference!

Ric O'Barry
Campaign Director
Save Japan Dolphins "

You can join earth justice, Oceans international and other organizations that are trying to put a stop to this. Personally I think the Japanese among others are just barbaric and we as a nation (forget our government) should do what we can to try and make the Japanese feel shame and dishonor for what they do. These are also the people who still kill whales "for research".

thanks for the input ill take it to heart