A new marine park will be open to tourists and the public in
Japan. Visitors will have the permission to swim with dolphins in the park;
however not far from the park is a dolphin slaughter site in town of called
Taiji. “The Cove” is a 2009 Oscar documentary bringing attention to the
slaughter of dolphins in Taiji. Trapped mammals like whales and dolphins; will
be selected for parks and aquariums, while the rest are for hunting. Taiji
“caught 1,277 dolphins in 2012 and has license to capture 2,026 this season,
which begin in September and runs through August next year.”The opposing
argument to the protesters is “People in Taiji argue that dolphin-hunting is
part of a 400- year old whaling and culinary tradition. They charged that
campaigns against it are cultural imperialism that neglects the parallel
between killing dolphins and cattle.”
The public argues that Taiji doesn’t have the right to decide the faith
of the captured animal. These mammals migrate across the ocean and though will
bypass the Taiji areas should not need to be captured and slaughter.
There have been
dwindling demands for dolphin meat because of the extreme high levels of
mercury. Even with the high protesters from the public; the government still
allowed the continuing slaughter of dolphin. The Japanese government ignored
public protestors and utterly supporting private business despite the brutal
killing of these mammals. Whether dolphins, whales, or turtles they are all
vital in the assistance of the ocean life necessities. This past summer
hundreds of dolphins from the Atlantic Ocean died to a virus scientist have no
idea how to control. With the climate changes and increase in water acidity,
already have an enormous impact; which animals will have to adapt to. Continuing
slaughters of these mammals will contribute damaging effects to marine life.
Mailee Vue
October 10, 2013
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