Sunday, 1 May 2011

THE SLAUGHTER OF SENTIENT BEINGS WITH NO REPERCUSIONS.

Last year I watched a Documentary about Dolphins getting killed in Japan. It was called "The Cove". I found it a really disturbing experience viewing this. I also found that Japan are not the only country that thinks it is OK to treat a highly intelligent being with such cruelty. The other main perpetrators are the Faroe Islands, Denmark, Norway, and a few others. The aforementioned countries appear to be the cruelest though.
These Mammals have a very high Mercury content in their bodies and its not advisable to eat them but still the slaughter continues unabated. The videos below are definitely a bit upsetting to watch.
The documentary "The Cove" is worth a watch and it is not as graphic as the vids below. It shows to what lengths the local and national authorities will go to so as to keep the secret of this barbarity.


                                                             
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  1. 1231 May 2011 at 19:36

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  2. Daniel Smotherman1 May 2011 at 19:50

    Sad videos

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  3. ed1 May 2011 at 20:45

    poor dolphins D:

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  4. Jesse Crows1 May 2011 at 22:11

    dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals in the world. not sure why they still do this

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  5. Dejch2 May 2011 at 02:58

    this looks so sad T_T

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  6. Blk Jesus2 May 2011 at 04:24

    god payed japan back for this

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  7. Mike2 May 2011 at 05:30

    I hate seeing shit like this. Everyone seems to turn a blind eye to it like it's not happening.

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  8. Bart2 May 2011 at 05:53

    loooks sick

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  9. Anonymous2 May 2011 at 06:56

    May those dolphins RIP =(

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  10. Anonymous2 May 2011 at 07:15

    I have not seen this movie yet, I have however read about this. I find it sickening how inhumane people can treat naval life. I actually didn't find that south park episode that fun just because I knew that there was a horrible truth behind it.

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  11. Kicking Rocks2 May 2011 at 07:27

    =( I heard they taste good though....

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  12. T. Banacek2 May 2011 at 07:31

    Yet everyone seems fine with slaughterhouses. Strange society we live in.

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  13. pixel2 May 2011 at 08:06

    sad, but i think we have bigger problems to tackle first

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  14. Maggie2 May 2011 at 08:24

    :( ive seen this before on tv, these people are absolutely disgusting. this should be stopped! dolphins are such sweet creatures

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  15. XPSMcLaren2 May 2011 at 08:33

    I really just don't GET it. They don't taste good, they're hard to lure in, you have to kill them 1 at a time, and they are full of mercury. I can't find ANY reason to bother with it other than 'You rich guys can't tell us what to do, we are a proud, hard working people.'

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  16. **Hype.Planet**2 May 2011 at 09:05

    that's just sick :(

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  17. freightblog2 May 2011 at 09:20

    i hate the Japanese for this ...

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  18. Mike2 May 2011 at 11:44

    That's pretty messed up. Dolphins aren't sentient, however. They lack self-awareness.

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  19. allabout2 May 2011 at 11:45

    hopefully no more slaughter Dolphin.pity..

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  20. Potholderz2 May 2011 at 11:59

    That's messed up, don't see how people are ok with doing things like that.

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  21. Lunarchy2 May 2011 at 12:15

    You really have to be a ruthless and heartless individual to not feel compassion toward these animals. They're beautiful and highly intelligent creatures and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. All those involved in the slaughtering of these amazing beings deserve the highest forms of punishment for their actions.

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  22. thoff742 May 2011 at 13:00

    Dolphins are very intelligent beings, it's sad that they're being slaughtered.

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  23. Dave2 May 2011 at 13:10

    Hey Mike, Dolphins do have self awareness and its well documented. I think that its spoken about on one of the vids.

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  24. OatmealStout2 May 2011 at 13:23

    That's horrible. Will check netflix for this documentary...

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  25. RedHeadRob2 May 2011 at 13:50

    Sad... People are so crazy now a days.

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  26. Generally Disgruntled2 May 2011 at 14:34

    Hmm. I heard a lot about the Cove last year. Mayhaps I should check it out

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  27. King Elysium2 May 2011 at 15:22

    I should watch this documentary, it sounds interesting

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  28. What Thenerd2 May 2011 at 15:29

    I heard a lot about the cove around the time of the Oscars and it sounds very interesting.

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  29. -E-2 May 2011 at 16:36

    denmark?! it's probably my relatives doing it...

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  30. Malkavian2 May 2011 at 16:39

    That is exactly why i hate Humans

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  31. Astronomy Pirate2 May 2011 at 17:23

    That's sad to treat fellow thinking beings that way. It really is an antiquated way of thinking. Especially with globalization, there are much better ways to gain access to food.

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  32. Moobeat2 May 2011 at 18:24

    what a downer. ._.

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  33. Connor2 May 2011 at 20:20

    Very sad videos indeed

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  34. J.R.2 May 2011 at 23:18

    Couldn't make it past 1:15 of the second video when the dolphin started shaking. Horrible

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  35. freightblog3 May 2011 at 11:29

    lets hope this will have an end some day

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  36. Anonymous3 May 2011 at 11:52

    Damn Japs.

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  37. Matt3 May 2011 at 12:09

    I heard of The Cove a while ago, however after just seeing the trailer I wasn't all too comfortable with the idea of watching an hour or two about the slaughter of these harmless creatures. Fucking horrible!

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  38. Scrogglez3 May 2011 at 12:26

    prolly shouldnt be eating this can of dolphin :(

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  39. DFP3 May 2011 at 13:03

    I saw this too, kind of disturbed that in the area with Mercury in the food, they have something like a 50% retardation rate.

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  40. Brandon Sample3 May 2011 at 13:07

    different country, different culture. to each their own.

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  41. berlinblogger3 May 2011 at 13:09

    hmm... nice blog *followed

    berlinrules.blogspot.com

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  42. Endless3 May 2011 at 13:23

    we do also "stupid" things...

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  43. Team Panda3 May 2011 at 13:46

    ouch, thats messed up, i just saw dolphins for the first time the other day too at the beach, they need to stop that s***

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  44. Jblogger3 May 2011 at 14:22

    thats sad

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  45. N4M3L3SS3 May 2011 at 16:32

    poor little buggers, makes me sad too

    +1following back

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  46. Irisma3 May 2011 at 16:57

    Goooood ! Incredible ! What stupid people !

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  47. T. Roger Thomas3 May 2011 at 17:32

    If dolphins are so smart how come they're being killed in such large numbers?

    Seriously though, I saw something similar (perhaps the same thing) which indicated that a large amount of what is sold as tuna in Japan is actually dolphin meat.

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  48. Jay3 May 2011 at 17:49

    i saw the cove too,very depressing. :(

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  49. 3 May 2011 at 17:53

    The single thing I can't watch is animals getting killed, so I think I'll pass on the documentary even though it interests me a lot actually. I don't understand why we have to slaughter dolphins when tons of other fish and livestock are raised for the sole purpose to be eaten...

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  50. Unknown3 May 2011 at 18:12

    This absolutely pisses me off.

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  51. pixel3 May 2011 at 20:02

    thought this was about osama from the title, lol!

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  52. Dave4 May 2011 at 07:49

    Nice one pixel lol.

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  53. pepesz4 May 2011 at 10:26

    OK I need to admit I didn't even wanted to watch these videos. This is something I will never understand. I appreciate your blog for concerning so ambitious and difficult topics.

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  54. Anonymous4 May 2011 at 11:30

    Oh, that is so sad. I wish stuff like this wasn't happening in the world.

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  55. Sean4 May 2011 at 12:02

    I don't like the pointless murder of animals but if it is a tradition then so be it. As long as they are using the dolphins for something else after (food preferably). Just killing them is pointless even if it is a ritual or a tradition.

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  56. CPH4 May 2011 at 13:01

    This is much more upsetting than anything else I have seen on the internet.

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  57. Gretchen6 May 2011 at 15:17

    that was so upsetting...i couldn't even finish watching.

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  58. Atley6 May 2011 at 18:24

    Why cant they be like america? Farm your animals and leave the ocean alone? might be because they live on an island... but still, they could set up off shore dolfin/ wale farms? oh bother.

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  59. HiFi10 May 2011 at 03:46

    Whoa, poor dolphins. These animals have feelings too.

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