“The Cove” by Louie Psihoyos was released on July 31, 2009. It is about Ric O’Barry, who was previously a dolphin trainer trying to save dolphins. He discovered that in a small Japanese town, Taiji, massive slaughters of thousands dolphins and porpoises were taking place. The fisherman herded the dolphins into a small cove, hence the name, and there the dolphins were kept. This “cove” is private property and you can get arrested if you go in and take any pictures or videos. Trainers for Seaworld
BACKGROUND The Cove is a fashion documentary produced in 2009. The director Louie Psihoyos does the vital work of increasing the concerns of people with bringing awareness to underwater life- the film exposes there is a number of dolphins being killed in the cove in Japan in a year. SYNOPSIS Dolphins are valuable assets in the world and everyone promises to protect them. We all agree that dolphin should only be watched.As with most films of this type, the statistics are surprising us: The movie
Implications for Keeping Dolphins in Captivity The growing desire to swim with dolphins and watch them perform in shows has turned the dolphin industry into a multibillion-dollar industry in just a few decades. As the industry grows, the question of if it’s ethically right to keep dolphins in captivity for our entertainment is continuously asked. Scientists have done extensive research on dolphins and have gained a great deal of knowledge about them. There are thirty-eight species of dolphins ranging