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“The Cove” Finally Appears In Japan Theatres

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Film & TV.

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A woman reads a brochure for the movie The Cove at a theatre in Tokyo July 3, 2010. Protesters gathered at the Japanese opening of The Cove , a controversial Oscar-winning documentary about a grisly annual dolphin hunt. Dozens of polices and some 50 people, both for and against the screening, faced off in front of a theatre in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Saturday. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANIMALS ENTERTAINMENT)

After several cancellations in several cities, the Oscar winning documentary on the killing of dolphins on the island of Taiji, The Cove, finally debuted in some Japanese theatres.

According to the New York Times, although opposition was still strong during the showings, movie goers welcomed the education, citing they knew nothing of dolphin hunting and that the Japanese had a right to know such things.

While many of the dolphins captured on the island are killed and sold as unhealthy, mercury laden meat, some are taken to marine parks. The movie prompted one famous dolphin broker, Chris Porter, known as the “darth vador” by animal rights activists, to release his 17 dolphins and find a new profession.

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“The Cove” SeaWorld Prompts Dolphin Broker To Release Animals

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, April 19th, 2010 in Animal Issues.

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Tribeca Cinemas Presents A Screening Of The Cove

The Cove has inspired a dolphin broker to enter a new profession.

Chris Porter, who’s in the business of capturing dolphins in Solomon Island and selling them to aquariums, says both the Oscar winning film and the recent death of a trainer by one of the animals at SeaWorld prompted his decision to release his last 17 dolphins.

Porter, who’s been nicknamed as “Darth Vador” by animal rights activists, is questioning the educational value of captive animals in marine parks like SeaWorld.

“Are we really educating and providing the best representation of wild animals in an aquarium?” Porter told the National Post, adding that killer whales often become frustrated in unnatural environments and lash out in response.

Mr. Porter will start releasing the dolphins next month, and the creatures will be tracked with devices to follow up on their statuses.

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