They are beautiful creatures, wouldn't you agree? Smart and social, these animals are extraordinary. When I was a kid, and I would play the game "If I were a sea animal, I would be...", I always picked dolphin (You know you played it too). Basically cause I thought it was cool that they could kill sharks by hitting them in the gills with their noses, but also because they are so majestic. It's tranquil when you see them swim and you hear wonderful stories about how they have saved human lives:
Dolphins save swimmers from shark
Dolphin Saves Boy's Life
'Dolphins saved me from sharks'
I watched a documentary on Netflix the other night. It's called The Cove and I was really intrigued by it's summary. It wasn't until after watching the whole thing that I was saddened, enraged, sorrowful, and a ton of other emotions. It makes me wish I knew someone from Japan so that I could ask them if they have seen this movie? And if they knew that this slaughter was happening in their country?
It makes me want to boycott all things Japan, which in my case is totally impossible on some levels- Adam works for a Japanese company, and my boys love Pokemon and the movie Ponyo. But believe me, it will be a slow-going process, but I have to do something. I signed a petition. And if I had any money to donate, I would! I encourage you to watch the movie, look up the websites and blogs, and do what you can to help save Japan's dolphins. Most Japanese people don't even know this is happening. And it's possible that they are being poisoned right now by unknowingly eating dolphin containing high levels of mercury packaged as something else! Can you believe that!? There is a city in Japan called Taiji. This is where the inhumane act of dolphin killing takes place, and then they turn around and try to make it mandatory for dolphin to be served on the lunch menu to children! Thank goodness some people stood up for their kids' lives and it didn't happen! Dolphin meat contains high levels of mercury and poisons people. This has happened before in Japan, in a city called Minamata. They call it Minamata Disease. The company responsible for polluting the bay with it's waste back in the 1930's to 1960's is still paying compensation to people in 2010!
It's unbelievable what is happening and I am glad that the people that can do something about it are to the best of their abilities. Watch the info, save the dolphins!
