Petition Against Dolphin Slaughter

[Bucephalus]

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/724/210/624/
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/5/stop-dolphin-captivity/
Ever since I was little I've always had an uncanny fascination for marine life, especially whales, so much that I plan on going into marine biology in a year or so.
So naturally when I got word of what's going on in Taiji, Japan, I felt disturbed: chilled to the very bone; for those who haven't been enlightened of the horrific atrocities yet, I strongly encourage you to watch either "The Cove" or the new series "Blood Dolphin," both of which can be seen on Animal Planet.

This entire scenario is shocking and sickening; it's a bloody and gruesome scar on the face of humanity that has been blotched with coverup and makeup in an attempt to hide how terrible it truly is.

23,000 dolphins are killed in Japan every year, each one containing toxic levels of Mercury. The meat then goes to stores where it is either falsely disguised as another meat or sold despite how dangerous it is. The method of the slaughter is by attracting all the dolphins and porpoises through the use of a sonic wave that confuses the dolphins, allowing the fishermen to stab or capture them.

The dolphins that aren't butchered mercilessly are sent to Seaworld or other dolphin or whale showcases. Despite the happy appearances of the dolphins during the performances, many of them develop ulcers or other severe stress problems that can lead to death or miserable health conditions. The training is also rough and brutal: starvation, beating and overexhaustion are all part of the horrendous dolphin training regiment. Dolphins are in no way captive animals, and the misconception that they are needs to be changed as soon as possible.

Please, I implore you to sign both petitions; it only takes a couple minutes and it's for a good cause. The leaders of both petitions and organizations are marine biologists at the forefront of the movement. If you can, spread the word to those you know. Every signature counts.

[Rogues' Gallery]

I got your back, Brother Buce!

SAVE DA DOLPHINS!!!!

By the way, do I have to sign up/create an account on the websites to sign the petitions?

[Bucephalus]

Just filling out the information blanks on both of those petitions should do it. No signing up required.

[Malintex_Terek]

This is one petition I won't advertise or sign.

I hate dolphins, let the oceans run red with their blood. Both dolphins and killer whales should be heavily hunted for Japanese cuisine rather than sharks, large game fish and other whale species.

[Badass SnoCone]

@Malintex_Terek:

I hate dolphins, let the oceans run red with their blood.

Dude…what?

I mean, sure, Dolphins aren't as awesome as Seals (But let's face it, what marine mammals are? ), but that isn't a very good reason to condone the killing of them.

[MiniLuffy]

Malintex_Terek, that's cruel.

Anyway, I signed both petitions, because it's for a good cause. I love dolphins and I really hope the right people take these petitions into consideration.

Of course, I don't support captivity in general, are you sure that's how it is everywhere? I mean, I've seen dolphins that not only look like they enjoy what they are doing, but are fed on a daily basis as well. So, the situation couldn't be as grim as they describe.

[Mokenda_mint]

Signed it

[Chrissie]

So damn sad. =/ Signed both.

[taboo]

Not that I'm anti dolphin, but I question the effectiveness of these petitions. It seems like it would be better to make the Japanese people aware of the situation so they can deal with it.

[Captain Hypersock]

What about those bastards in Denmark who slaughter dolphins as a pagan ritual? They don't even do anything with the meat; they just kill them and dump their carcasses somewhere.

[Airflow]

@Malintex_Terek:

This is one petition I won't advertise or sign.

I hate dolphins, let the oceans run red with their blood. Both dolphins and killer whales should be heavily hunted for Japanese cuisine rather than sharks, large game fish and other whale species.

logical stuff here.

I'm against the killing of any animal that can do more than waddle around a bit.

[Muah]

Im going to work on freeing africa from oppression and genocide. I'll sign in a minute though.

[Bucephalus]

@Malintex_Terek:

This is one petition I won't advertise or sign.

I hate dolphins, let the oceans run red with their blood. Both dolphins and killer whales should be heavily hunted for Japanese cuisine rather than sharks, large game fish and other whale species.

Malintex_Terek, trying to be ironic, yet coming off as a terrible person one post at a time.

@MiniLuffy:

Of course, I don't support captivity in general, are you sure that's how it is everywhere? I mean, I've seen dolphins that not only look like they enjoy what they are doing, but are fed on a daily basis as well. So, the situation couldn't be as grim as they describe.

Training any dolphin to do the tricks you see at places like Seaworld requires incredibly cruel and exhausting training. Most dolphins develop, as I said, ulcers, from the sheer stress from being captive. Dolphins are not captive animals, and, though they wear a happy smile, they're surely deceiving you. They hate those living conditions so much that there's been instances where the dolphin may look the trainer right in the eye and stop breathing, effectively committing suicide.
@taboo:

Not that I'm anti dolphin, but I question the effectiveness of these petitions. It seems like it would be better to make the Japanese people aware of the situation so they can deal with it.

The creator of the petition is Ric O' Barry. He's done it all. He's traveled to Japan IWC meetings and shown footage of the red blood-stained waters during the dolphin slaughter, illegally broken into the dolphin-killing sites and planted hidden or underwater cameras, personally exposed and attacked the leader of the IWC, interviewed and criticized many other Japanese health leaders, shown the footage to Japanese citizens in Tokyo (who don't know about it because it's all been hidden by the Japanese government), and has even gotten dolphin meat banned in schools, where it used to be served. That's only a handful of the stuff he's done, but on top of that he's aired "The Cove" in Japan and he has an entire TV series starting up soon dedicated to this cause. He also has a team of incredibly world-renowned marine biologists on his side.

Hate to bring up the Holocaust comparison, but there are a lot of similarities: the weak are slaughtered ruthlessly, the strong go on to hellish training camps with similar conditions to concentration camps, the public is unaware of what's going on, and the main reason for this brutality is because it's "tradition."

[CCC]

Signed.

@taboo:

It seems like it would be better to make the Japanese people aware of the situation so they can deal with it.

I was in Japan during June and July, and I saw several news reports about the opening of this movie- "The Cove." The reports said that due to its controversial nature it was only being released in a few theaters throughout the country, and that swarms of protesters showed up at said theaters to stop a movie which defames and slanders Japan. I'm not knowledgeable enough about this particular issue to make a sweeping statement about the public opinion, but I can say that Japanese society tends to be very protective of its members when foreign influences attack them in any sort of way.

[Smudger]

I don't agree with hunting, but know that this won't change anything. People have tried and failed for the last 20+ years…

[Tijnn.]

Signed .

[Vepe]

Only reason which would make me sign this, or even think about, is that dolphins are so smart.

On other hand, I'd LOVE to see a petition for the uglier animals. Like manatees.

[Strings]

West clashes with East?

I wonder what Dolphin does taste like… Mmm drizzled in Teriyaki sauce.

[Smudger]

Don't you thinks its a bit odd just picking out dolphins when their are so many other creatures that face extinction? kind of seems a bit biased…

[Bucephalus]

You are aware that there are plenty of organizations to protect those other animals, right?

Dolphins are one of my favorite animals; they've been proven to be one of the smartest animals on the planet, at times exceeding humans in some aspects. Considering that, I decided to post this for dolphins alone. Stop being dumb and straying away from the matter at hand with your retarded BUT WHY NOT SAV ALL ANUMALLS?!?!?!? logic

And fucking lol if you're ignorant enough to think that just because one organization isn't helping out every single animal facing extinction that they're biased and shouldn't be held in a high regard

you just really don't get it do you

[Bucephalus]

@Strings:

West clashes with East?

I wonder what Dolphin does taste like… Mmm drizzled in Teriyaki sauce.

It has toxic levels of mercury

and I heard it tastes like shit too

[Smudger]

@Bucephalus:

You are aware that there are plenty of organizations to protect those other animals, right?

Dolphins are one of my favorite animals; they've been proven to be one of the smartest animals on the planet, at times exceeding humans in some aspects. Considering that, I decided to post this for dolphins alone. Stop being dumb and straying away from the matter at hand with your retarded BUT WHY NOT SAV ALL ANUMALLS?!?!?!? logic

And fucking lol if you're ignorant enough to think that just because one organization isn't helping out every single animal facing extinction that they're biased and shouldn't be held in a high regard

you just really don't get it do you

It would have been an interesting subject to discuss until you had a complete hissy fit over absolutely nothing. And yes you ARE being incredibly biased, and NO a large portion of animals facing extinction aren't being protected or even acknowledged.

[Bucephalus]

@Zender:

It would have been an interesting subject to discuss until you had a complete hissy fit over absolutely nothing. And yes you ARE being incredibly biased, and NO a large portion of animals facing extinction aren't being protected or even acknowledged.

before edit:

what a faggot .

great post Zender

[Smudger]

@Bucephalus:

before edit:

great post Zender

What can I say, the urge to flame when I'm randomly attacked sometimes gets the better of me. Either way I'm not derailing this thread as it serves a good purpose…

[Strings]

@Bucephalus:

It has toxic levels of mercury

and I heard it tastes like shit too

Most seafood have high levels of mercury. I mean… look what happened to Jeremy Piven.

I heard they taste good, deepfried and dipped with some Kewpie Mayo.

[Silv]

signed .

[Malintex_Terek]

I am not being ironic.

I'm being serious.

Why should dolphins be exempt from fishing standards. I don't see any argument in favour of them specifically. If they were endangered (like river dolphins) I can understand a conservation argument. But that's not the case for the species you're advocating.

[Bucephalus]

@Malintex_Terek:

I am not being ironic.

I'm being serious.

Why should dolphins be exempt from fishing standards. I don't see any argument in favour of them specifically. If they were endangered (like river dolphins) I can understand a conservation argument. But that's not the case for the species you're advocating.

Ah, I see, so you actually are an incoherent and inhumane assfuck; thanks for clearing that up.

@Strings:

Most seafood have high levels of mercury. I mean… look what happened to Jeremy Piven.

I heard they taste good, deepfried and dipped with some Kewpie Mayo.

Yeah, but I heard it's like fifteen times the healthy limit for seafood.

[Bucephalus]

could have something to do with the fact that they're possibly the runnerup for the smartest animal on the planet

or the fact that they're brutally slaughtered for no particular reason

or the fact that even if the meat was sold, it's incredibly unhealthy and toxic

but I guess you can just go on with your AS LONG AS ITS NOT ENDANGERED LETS KILL THE FUCK OUT OF IT, RIGHT GUYS? logic

[Sakonosolo]

If they're so smart then why can't they avoid being killed :sideways: ?

[Tijnn.]

@Kairouseki:

If they're so smart then why can't they avoid being killed :sideways: ?

…................................

[Strings]

@Kairouseki:

If they're so smart then why can't they avoid being killed :sideways: ?

/Thread.

@Bucephalus:

but I guess you can just go on with your AS LONG AS ITS NOT ENDANGERED LETS KILL THE FUCK OUT OF IT, RIGHT GUYS? logic

Bro.

I actually do like Dolphins, but this whole 'Japanese Fishermen need to be stopped' movement is a joke. It's their culture and the Western culture needs to know this. I know you're trying to help the Dolphins, but you and this cause are forcing your beliefs on others. The whole "West knows Best" mentality.

Imagine if all the Hindus started a petition to stop the slaying of cows for beef products.

[Smudger]

@Strings:

I actually do like Dolphins, but this whole 'Japanese Fishermen need to be stopped' movement is a joke. It's their culture and the Western culture needs to know this. I know you're trying to help the Dolphins, but you and this cause are forcing your beliefs on others. The whole "West knows Best" mentality.

Imagine if all the Hindus started a petition to stop the slaying of cows for beef products.

This pretty much somes up how I feel. Though I will add that putting a species in high priority merely because it is more intelligent is wrong.

The priority needs to be based on the species that are genuinely closer to extinction.
(At least this is thee views of the WWF)

[Bucephalus]

@Strings:

It's their culture and the Western culture needs to know this.

HAHAHAHAHAHA
oh wow
hahahahahahah
hahahahah

you do know that a decent portion of the Japanese population was interviewed about the slaughter of dolphins and they not only DIDNT KNOW ABOUT IT but they were OFFENDED that such an atrocity was occuring, right?

almost the entire World (pssst…. not just the West) is against dolphin killing, the only exceptions being desperate poverty-stricken African countries who are literally bribed by the Japanese Whaling Commision to support whaling. the only people who actually are completely gung-ho supportive of the slaughter are the people who would lose their jobs if it was banned

so, uhh... great job not having the slightest fucking idea what you're talking about

hahahah
oh wow I can't believe you actually made the comparison to cows in Hindu culture, as if killing dolphins had anything to do with Japanese religion or something. what a blatantly dumb thing to say

[Sakonosolo]

Dolphins are like the vuvuzelas of Japan. Except not as awesome.

[city_lights31]

@Strings:

/Thread.

Bro.

I actually do like Dolphins, but this whole 'Japanese Fishermen need to be stopped' movement is a joke. It's their culture and the Western culture needs to know this. I know you're trying to help the Dolphins, but you and this cause are forcing your beliefs on others. The whole "West knows Best" mentality.

Imagine if all the Hindus started a petition to stop the slaying of cows for beef products.

The film actually answers this question as well. The thing is it is not part of their culture. The filmmakers went up to a bunch of random Japanese people on the street and asked them what they thought about what was going on with the dolphins and most of them were mortified. Also, Dolphin meat is not considered a fine delicacy either, it is often mis-sold as a high quality whale meat (when in reality it can be very dangerous and lead to a lot of health problems and birth defects.) Just saying.

[Gokuyuske]

I just want to say that I totally predicted the direction that this thread would go (right down the crapper). I'm sure others did too, but only I am egotistic enough to boast about it.

[Animesoccer]

I've seen videos and it is pretty gruesome. It's hard to change though.

[Malintex_Terek]

There are plenty of other intelligent animals in need of protection/conservation (elephants, anyone?). However, there aren't enough fish in the sea, so we might as well grind up dolphins for our canned flipper food. It's not like the dolphins are being needlessly harvested for retarded reasons/superstition like TCM.

@Animesoccer:

I've seen videos and it is pretty gruesome. It's hard to change though.

Meat slaughter is unspeakably gruesome and horrifying no matter what animal it is, but it's really insensitive to cast blame on the butchers. They're the ones who have dirty their souls with the dirty work of killing.

[Qoin]

For Butchering them, I can't really say Dolphins are exempt from this as any other animal is. Humans eat meat, and we have to kill animals for it… What can you do (Well move onto a different animal, but then that Animal is dieing in place of the dolphins.), Though the part about the meat being toxic to humans is rather worrying though.

On the other hand though, Captivity is a whole different story. It is believed that Dolphins are smart enough to know when life isn't worth it and commit suicide. If your going to keep them Alive at the very least keep them healthy and disease-free.

[Strings]

@Bucephalus:

HAHAHAHAHAHA
oh wow
hahahahahahah
hahahahah

???

@Bucephalus:

almost the entire World (pssst…. not just the West) is against dolphin killing, the only exceptions being desperate poverty-stricken African countries who are literally bribed by the Japanese Whaling Commision to support whaling.

so, uhh... great job not having the slightest fucking idea what you're talking about

You must love conspiracy theories. I could totally see you in your dolphin shirt, tearing up every time the dolphin death count rises. Bucephalus, the more threads you post on AP… the more online petitions you sign... it'll.. sorta help. :\

@Bucephalus:

hahahah
oh wow I can't believe you actually made the comparison to cows in Hindu culture, as if killing dolphins had anything to do with Japanese religion or something. what a blatantly dumb thing to say

You missed my point all together. -face palm-

[Bucephalus]

http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/06/15/japan-offers-cash-prostitutes-for-whaling-votes
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7149091.ece
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37667164/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

Not a conspiracy theory. Or do you have any other reason why the only countries supporting whaling besides Japan are impoverished ones that have been recently aided by Japan?

Even if I did miss your point, you still actually thought whaling was a key element to Japanese culture (wrong), which is, WHY YES, YOU'RE RIGHT, MARY!!! THAT! IS! INCREDIBLY! DUMB!!!

and I'm just signing petitions and sporting T's while I'm in school; when I get my degree I'll be sure to actually do something active as opposed to sitting in the dark clicking away on my internet petitions and forums

[I survived the buster call]

Buce, signed the one, posted it to facebook too. While I agree that I would prefer to focus on animals that are endagered, there are enough moments in my day to sign one petition for dolphins, too.

@Zender and others–Honestly, not trying to be rude or sarcastic, but if you want to protect certain endangered species that aren't being helped (and it's wonderful that you are concerned about them), start a new petition or a letter writing campaign or the like. You can make a difference doing that, whereas arguing over a request for sigs isn't really gonna do much, yk? We need more people who care to take action. You sound passionate about it–why not put that passion to work for a cause you care about.

[Smudger]

@I:

Buce, signed the one, posted it to facebook too. While I agree that I would prefer to focus on animals that are endagered, there are enough moments in my day to sign one petition for dolphins, too.

@Zender and others–Honestly, not trying to be rude or sarcastic, but if you want to protect certain endangered species that aren't being helped (and it's wonderful that you are concerned about them), start a new petition or a letter writing campaign or the like. You can make a difference doing that, whereas arguing over a request for sigs isn't really gonna do much, yk? We need more people who care to take action. You sound passionate about it–why not put that passion to work for a cause you care about.

I donate money every month to the wwf instead, simply because they are experts in the field and use the money a lot more wisely and effectively, as opposed to the smaller organisations that simply focus on one species and have less political influence.

[RuNa]

@Strings:

I actually do like Dolphins, but this whole 'Japanese Fishermen need to be stopped' movement is a joke. It's their culture and the Western culture needs to know this. I know you're trying to help the Dolphins, but you and this cause are forcing your beliefs on others. The whole "West knows Best" mentality.

Just like AIDS is part of African Culture or Petrol sniffing is part of Aborginee culture amirite :sideways: ?

BTW, signing this petition will help nothing. Petitions like these never get anything done.

[I survived the buster call]

@SMUDGER:

I donate money every month to the wwf instead, simply because they are experts in the field and use the money a lot more wisely and effectively, as opposed to the smaller organisations that simply focus on one species and have less political influence.

That's awesome Smudge. Personally, though, I think that each type of organization has it's role to play, and all are important in their way. Just ask Dian Fossey if her life's work was wasted.

@RuNa:

BTW, signing this petition will help nothing. Petitions like these never get anything done.

If nothing else, it raises awareness, which is an important accomplishment in and of itself.

[MagneticMonkey]

@Strings:

???

You must love conspiracy theories. I could totally see you in your dolphin shirt, tearing up every time the dolphin death count rises. Bucephalus, the more threads you post on AP… the more online petitions you sign... it'll.. sorta help. :\

You missed my point all together. -face palm-

String can you bring me the proof that it's part of the japanese culture to eat dolphins?
Or is it like me saying like "It's part of the american culture to see whales performing the same shit every day in little pool".

It's retarded right?
Bucephalus you're absolutely right. What happens in Taiji is a mess.

[*Meh*]

The comments I made in my signing of the first petition mostly sum up my attitude toward the situation:

As distressing as the slaughter of dolphins and porpoises may be, the consumption of toxic levels of mercury by an unsuspecting public is even more distressing. I realize that the Japanese whalers need work too in these difficult economic times, but does that really outweigh the Japanese public's safety?

[Usopp with a Pushpop]

I think it to be quite admirable for you to go out of your way like this for more signatures. Never mind the negative posters. They have mental issues.

[bravewarriorofthesea]

I too like dolphins.
signed.