News from the Cove: Dolphin death, hellfire and massacre.

Have you seen The Cove (2009)? It is a horrifying documentary about fishermen in Taiji, Japan who slaughter approximately 23,000 dolphins each year. They sell the dolphin meat to supermarkets falsely labeled as whale meat (how is eating whale meat more acceptable, I wonder?). Dolphin meat is the color of red wine and it contains mercury levels of 20 times the recommended amount for human consumption. Talk about crazy town. The Cove explains the intentions of dolphin fishermen and the Japanese school system to serve dolphin meat as its children's mandatory school lunch. This seems like an extremely bad idea, considering the effects that mercury tends to have on growing children. Although I realize that this documentary is probably biased, it is hard to argue that killing massive amounts of dolphins and serving them to kids is a reputable plan. As someone who sells fish for a living, I think that the best lesson to take away from this documentary is that we should support local domestic fisheries which are heavily regulated. By doing this you help sustain US fisherman who are following the strict rules that usually make their jobs more challenging (and in some cases nearly impossible), but help to ensure the health and preservation of our oceans.

Dolphin blood stains the water red.
 Just another day at the cove.

I don't want you to get depressed, so I am signing off with a some new bacon bras for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!



Hey where did you get your Bac-kini? Canada? LOL