The Cove

I found the movie The Cove to be very interesting. I could not believe that the slaughtering of dolphins actually took place (and probably still does). Another thing that was so shocking was the fact that Japanese markets label the dolphin meat as whale so that people will purchase it for more money. It is crazy to think of what our country would be like if money were that important to our leading officials. I also find it funny that representatives made up “scientific” evidence showing that dolphins and whales are the cause of declining fish populations globally. It is almost comical that they say this when, in all reality, it is probably due to rise in human population and consumption of fish. They fail to realize (or don’t want to admit) that they are causing this change. They continue to blame declining populations on whales and dolphins. In my mind, if you are going to blame something else for something you are doing, you are suggesting that that species can distinguish right from wrong. If something is blamed, then does it have rights? I think so, if it were not accused of this would it not be just another fish in the sea? I think that people must not only realize that the slaughtering of dolphins is taking place on a daily basis. I think that, after they have realized this, they must take action and try to save them as they did with the whales. A failure to do so could end up eliminating an entire species from its ecosystem, leaving only memories in the zoo.