Squalus
The Good Humor Guy
Kim:No - I didn't mean that personally! Maybe I should have phrased it differently -
'one needs a clear head'. Sorry - I'm tired and need to go get some sleep....
It's ok Kim. We all need sleep sometime
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Kim:No - I didn't mean that personally! Maybe I should have phrased it differently -
'one needs a clear head'. Sorry - I'm tired and need to go get some sleep....
Kim:There was a recent BBC documentary about this in Japan. I believe that there are still two towns in Japan that haven't stopped - maybe one was in Izu, they were south of Tokyo in any event. The reason it has been stopped in about 95% of the places that it used to occur is precisely because Japanese people don't want it to happen - so it's non-productive to say that they haven't learnt anything.
It's kept very low-key where it does happen and the locals don't want to talk about it or have publicity. The catch is eaten entirely locally - for the rest the dolphins are also sold to the marine parks. As there are also marine parks and dolphinariums all over the planet - including Europe and the US - one has to presume that something like it happens everywhere. How else do these places get their dolphins otherwise.
The places where it does happen are in steady decline as well. This is due to the overfishing of the dolphin populations - so there are simply not many left in those areas to catch.
The BBC documentary went into quite some detail about the whole dolphin trade. Obviously this video showed the most extreme footage they could put together and is totally disgusting.Otter:Are you saying that I have to presume that in the quest for SeaWorld to get performing dolphins, they slaughter them, drag them behind trucks, or simply gaff them in the water. I just want to know what I need to presume.
whalerkyle:....but do they taste good? Is the entire dolphin consumed? Is it filled with nutrients? I saw a cattle slaughter video once, and it was WAY more gnarly than that video. I also visited the Yody Turkey farm in Illinois, holey moley, talk about a blood bath.
I probably agree to an extent with this. Pigs are supposed to be very clever as well though - and horses.......well....Otter:I think there is a difference between a 'stupid' animal be slaughtered and one bordering on self-awareness.
No!DMP:Video was shot 18 November 2003.....I wonder if they still kill whales in the name of science as well?
It is probably because it is very expensive.Kim:I've never seen dolphin on the menu - people don't want it.