In The Cove, a team of activists and filmmakers infiltrate a heavily-guarded cove in Taiji, Japan. In this remote village they witness and document activities deliberately being hidden from the public: More than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises are being slaughtered each year and their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is being sold as food in Japan, often times labeled as whale meat. Watch this video.
To really make an impact on this issue, we must get the word out in Japan and urge action from our own leaders. We believe that once the world and the Japanese people know, they will demand change. Help us save Japan’s dolphins. Go to SaveJapanDolphins.org and demand action from our leaders!
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Thanks, Larry. I’m going to look for The Cove to learn more, though I already dread what I’ll see.
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This mercury business is quite alarming. I found this article: http://www.scribd.com/doc/16166142/Dolphins-Mercury-and-Toxic-Seafood
that states mercury levels in the ocean have risen 30% since the nineties.
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