Hi All,
I am not a environmentalist by any form or means. But today, I saw quiet possibly one of the most disturbing things I have ever seen. I mean, I am not saying this is worse then some of the things that humans do to each other, but this is really sick.
This is a daily slaughter of dolphins that happens daily in Taiji, Japan. This meat is then sold to the people of Japan to eat. Besides the fact that this is sick, there are multiple points that are sicker then this:
1- The people of Japan have no idea they are eatting Dolphin, as the government allows them to mislabel their fish on purpose
2- The dolphin meat contains the highest levels of mercury of any fish. Mercury is toxic and leads to permanent defects and effects children
3- In order to drive the consumption of Dolphin meat, the Taiji government gave dolphin meat to all the schools in it's region. In Japan, you must eat the food the schools feed you.
So just put these things together. This is really sick. I know that this is no worse then Chickens, Cows and Pigs to some people. However, the majority of the world does not eat dolphin. Even in Japan, people are outraged about this. So why would people be this sick?
Just thought I would show you guys something different then the norm and useless stuff we talk about on a daily basis.
By the way, the movie I saw where this came from was called "The Cove". It is a documentary.
This is also a site on this if your interested.
http://www.takepart.com/thecove?fb_js_fbu=0
Here is a follow up I found:
Also found an article on the Mercury level in people in Japan who eat Dolphin / Whale meat:
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090923f2.html
I am not a environmentalist by any form or means. But today, I saw quiet possibly one of the most disturbing things I have ever seen. I mean, I am not saying this is worse then some of the things that humans do to each other, but this is really sick.
This is a daily slaughter of dolphins that happens daily in Taiji, Japan. This meat is then sold to the people of Japan to eat. Besides the fact that this is sick, there are multiple points that are sicker then this:
1- The people of Japan have no idea they are eatting Dolphin, as the government allows them to mislabel their fish on purpose
2- The dolphin meat contains the highest levels of mercury of any fish. Mercury is toxic and leads to permanent defects and effects children
3- In order to drive the consumption of Dolphin meat, the Taiji government gave dolphin meat to all the schools in it's region. In Japan, you must eat the food the schools feed you.
So just put these things together. This is really sick. I know that this is no worse then Chickens, Cows and Pigs to some people. However, the majority of the world does not eat dolphin. Even in Japan, people are outraged about this. So why would people be this sick?
Just thought I would show you guys something different then the norm and useless stuff we talk about on a daily basis.
By the way, the movie I saw where this came from was called "The Cove". It is a documentary.
This is also a site on this if your interested.
http://www.takepart.com/thecove?fb_js_fbu=0
Here is a follow up I found:
Also found an article on the Mercury level in people in Japan who eat Dolphin / Whale meat:
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090923f2.html