The Cove

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"If you're not an activist, you are an inactivist."
- The Cove


FIVE QUESTIONS ...

Where is the dolphin slaughter taking place?
Taiji, Japan

Dolphins are in which mammalian order?
Cetacean

What toxic substance is found in dolphin meat?
Mercury

The main character goes to the IWC and does what at the end?
 After capturing some incredibly disturbing footage of the brutal slaughter of dolphins, he storms into the IWC meeting with the shocking videos playing on a TV strapped to his chest. To me, that was probably the best scene in the entire documentary. The setting was perfect to expose the treacherous acts and spark some controversy. It's inspiring to see people band together and do something beyond shaking their heads or writing checks.

If you go to Marineland are you contributing to the dolphin slaughter?

That's tough. Marineland has made a statement concerning this and whether it's true or not, it's a bit comforting.
http://www.marineland.net/page.php?id=1323

".... almost 70 percent of the bottlenose dolphins in Alliance member zoos, aquariums and marine parks were born in these facilities. As for Marineland, we have not collected any dolphins from the wild since 1972, nearly 40 years ago."

According to this, their show dolphins are born and raised in captivity having nothing to do with the dolphin slaughter.

Places like Marineland conveniently allow people to see and enjoy what these beautiful and majestic creatures can offer. In no way do I support the dolphin slaughter (who would???) but as long as the dolphins are treated right and the money put into these doesn't go towards the dolphin slaughtering market, it seems ok.  

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