The Cove

Growing up I was oblivious to the violence that occurs in the ocean. Not just amongst the animals themselves but the harm humans cause. In the documentary The Cove, dolphins are seen being harpooned to death in a hidden cove near the Japanese coastal village of Taiji. Sonar is used to confuse dolphins and lead them into a cul-de-sac where they’re trapped and killed. The Japanese have found dolphins easier to find and kill them to be used for meat in school lunches. This of course is illegal but is passed off as whale meat. Seeing this sort of violence sparked many efforts among animal rights groups to stop this wrong doing and violent slaughter. However, success has been minimal as it has taken up in other places beyond Taiji.