Every year, from December through May, 20,000 dolphins are slaughtered and harvested in Taiji, Japan. The innocent creatures are herded into a hidden cove after fishermen completely disorient them by utilizing sound barriers. For many people, this issue is unheard of and they are being blinded from this major problem. The question is why are these dolphins being slaughtered? Officials in Japan argue that this is tradition, but it is evident that the real reason is that Taiji is very focused on making a profit.
Very disturbing things take place in the cove. Trainers select the dolphins they would like to see perform and are transferred to amusement parks where they remain in total confinement. From there, the remaining dolphins are butchered and processed to be eaten. The fishermen can earn a profit of up to $200,000 for a dolphin whose next destination is imprisonment in an amusement park and around $600 for a dolphin that is sold as a food source. These numbers cause one to question, what is Taiji's real purpose of this slaughter? As far as the local government of Taiji allowing dolphins to be a food source for its citizens, the government's actions are very deceitful and misleading. Due to its high mercury levels, those who eat dolphin meat are susceptible to Minamata disease which may result in spasms, loss of the senses, and limb malformations. The government's deliberate decision not to ensure that citizens know the toxicity of this meat gives us a clear idea that the government and the fisherman are acting under fraudulent pretenses. As if this deceit is not bad enough, consumers are misled to believe they're purchasing pricier whale meat but in reality they are often buying mislabeled dolphin meat instead. It is clear that the government is much more concerned with profiting from this morally questionable industry than the health of their own people. These actions can allow one to conclude that 'tradition' is not the reason for the harvesting of dolphins, but rather the true reason is solely profit.
Dolphins turn mostly my sideway movements of the tail and the fluke. ... The complex abilities of dolphins are evident in many ways. ... Dolphins are known to dive as deep as 300m. ... Dolphins clearly have active minds. ... Dolphins' bulging foreheads hint at large-brain intelligence. ...
Are dolphins as intelligent as human beings? ... I will use these statements to compare the intelligence of dolphins with the intelligence of human beings. ... A dolphin's brain is larger than a man's. this means that dolphin's brains are the biggests on earth. ... So far, dolphins and humans are alike, but dolphins have a fourth lobe, the paralimbic, in which all senses are located. ... Dolphins can talk among themselves. ...
"Two thirds of the worlds fishing vessels could be eliminated and there would still be enough boats to harvest fish at an overwhelming rate"(oceana.com). ... There are four main methods that commercial fisherman use to harvest their catch, along with an array of sophisticated sonar equipment to put them right over the schools of fish. ... Purse seine nets are also known for killing marine mammals, mostly dolphins. In the past thirty years million of dolphins have been killed by Tuna fisherman who use the dolphins the find the schools of Tuna, and all too often the dolphins are swept into the...
For example teh dolphins tend to be the most aggressive during mating season. ... Same game the dolphins play. ... For example teh dolphins tend to be the most aggressive during mating season. ... Same game the dolphins play. ... Same game the dolphins play. ...
Jaw clapping is when a dolphin closes its jaw sharply, sending a vibration through the water to nearby dolphins. Adult male dolphins display aggressive behavior toward other male dolphins as well as to calves. ... Although all groups of dolphins are essentially social, not all dolphins are. Some dolphins travel and live alone. ... Bottlenose dolphins in particular often mate with other species of dolphins. ...
The animal of choice for marine sound study is the bottlenose dolphin. This marine animal is the most common type of dolphin in our part of the world. ... While there is no dolphin "language" they make a signature sound that can be used to tell one dolphin from the other. ... How do dolphins receive the sounds they produce? ... Ongoing research is being done on the echolocation system that dolphins employ. ...
Jaw clapping is when a dolphin closes its jaw sharply, sending a vibration through the water to nearby dolphins. Adult male dolphins display aggressive behavior toward other male dolphins as well as to calves. ... Although all groups of dolphins are essentially social, not all dolphins are. Some dolphins travel and live alone. ... Bottlenose dolphins in particular often mate with other species of dolphins. ...
The dolphins are used as a reward. ... In 1995/1996, Dolphin assisted therapy became a full time, five day per week, multiple therapist program at Dolphins Plus in Key Largo, Florida. ... This is the original dolphin therapy center and, they now categorize their therapy as Dolphin-Human Therapy. ... In the case of dolphin assisted therapy the patient's attention will increase because they want to interact with the dolphin. ... Through dolphin-assisted therapy, autistic children will learn how to better express their needs if they get to play with the dolphins as their reward. ...
The Dolphin Rights Code ~ A Possibility? ... Is a dolphin a person? ... Because of this conclusion, I don't believe that dolphins should have the same rights as humans. ... Even if dolphins did have these same qualities, do they really deserve to have rights? ... Even if we give dolphins rights, would they realize the difference? ...
