Dolphin Slaughter on Hold After Attention from the Cove

categories: Investigations and Rescues, Marine Life, Videos

Published September 03, 2009 @ 06:55AM PT

Back in February, I wrote briefly on The Cove, the gripping documentary on an annual dolphin slaughter in the Japanese village of Taiji that's been a hot topic among audiences and animal advocates this year (official site here). It's been out in select theaters for about a month now, and in that time, Taiji's Australian sister city has severed ties with the village, and far more significantly, the outcry from audiences has been so great that so far this year, though the slaughter was set to begin this week, the normally blood-red waters of the cove are still running clear: no slaughter yet (see this post from ecorazzi for a striking image comparison).

You can read more about what's happening in Taiji and keep apprised of updates by checking in with Ric O'Barry's SaveJapanDolphins.org blog.

See two different intense trailers below (after the jump) and check to see if there are screenings anywhere near you here.

Image courtesy of the official Cove site

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This is good! :-)

Posted by Kathy Jackson on 09/03/2009 @ 08:43AM PT
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This is incredible. Go see the film and show your support!

Posted by Luke M on 09/03/2009 @ 10:49AM PT
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Darn, so far it isn't being screened anywhere near me. But I'll keep checking. Sometimes I'm so amazed that positive change actually occurs--this is a great example!

Posted by Shannon Davis on 09/03/2009 @ 12:14PM PT
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Thank you! I can't wait to see this. Rev. Bookburn - Radio Volta

Posted by Rev Bookburn on 09/03/2009 @ 07:01PM PT
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Very encouraging news! Let's hope it's permanent. "The Cove" was a profound, stunning experience. It would be a great testament to the film's power and passion if this barbaric slaughter was stopped forever.

Posted by Claudia Hajian on 09/03/2009 @ 09:49PM PT
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Seeing films of the dolphin slaughters when i was a child was what turned me on to animal rights in the first place. I wish that 30 years later I wasn't still having to watch this stuff...

Posted by Lisa Smolen on 09/04/2009 @ 07:32AM PT
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Not only foreign journalists and activists, but also an outspoken local government official is struggling to be heard. From the Japan Times:

Media ignoring mercury-tainted dolphin meat: assemblyman

Posted by William Newman on 09/04/2009 @ 10:03AM PT
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When things like this happen, my heart SOARS.

I begin to think, there IS hope afterall, and I'm INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL to the movie makers of The Cove.

INCREDIBLY.

After losing faith in humanity, some raise it up once again.

More THANKS than I can express. :D

Posted by Cdin Org on 09/04/2009 @ 11:36AM PT
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Cdin Org's comment expresses my feelings so exactlly that I ammoved to tears.

Posted by Iain Hammer on 09/04/2009 @ 01:56PM PT
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I want to see this film, but so far when I check, it is not being shown within 100 miles of me. I hope it gets expanded out so that EVERYONE gets to see it. We need to see it.

Posted by Barbara Kantola on 09/04/2009 @ 04:10PM PT
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