Congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard on saving dolphins from the brutal annual slaughter in Japan! THE COVE was awarded an Oscar tonight, March 7, 2010!
Please consider buying or renting this fantastic documentary (available on iTunes, Netflix, and Amazon.com) to see for yourself the cruelty surrounding the hunt of 23,000 dolphins per year and the marine park captivity industry.
Copy and paste the URL’s into your URL bar to link:
iTunes: http://is.gd/5g2Ie
Netflix: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Cove/70112741
Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/yzmufuf
“Academy Award® Award-winner for Best Documentary of 2009, THE COVE follows an elite team of activists, filmmakers and freedivers as they embark on a covert mission to penetrate a remote and hidden cove in Taiji, Japan, shining a light on a dark and deadly secret. Utilizing state-of-the-art techniques, including hidden microphones and cameras in fake rocks, the team uncovers how this small seaside village serves as a horrifying microcosm of massive ecological crimes happening worldwide. The result is a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure and arresting imagery, adding up to an unforgettable story that has inspired audiences worldwide to action. THE COVE is directed by Louie Psihoyos and produced by Paula DuPré Pesmen and Fisher Stevens.”
^ Text from www.TheCoveMovie.com
If you liked THE COVE, you may also be interested in:
- Lolita: Slave to Entertainment (dolphin/orca captivity): http://tinyurl.com/yj8ww9u
- A Fall from Freedom (dolphin captivity): http://tinyurl.com/y9q9uss
- The End of the Line (about the fishing industry): http://tinyurl.com/yc6pamn
- Fowl Play (about the egg industry): http://tinyurl.com/yjlpfd5
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While many of you have already heard, a 30 year old captive male orca, named Tillikum, grabbed and drowned his trainer, 40 year old Dawn Brancheau on Wednesday morning, February 24, 2010, at Sea World in Orlando. She had been standing in knee-deep water with the 12,000 pound, 23 foot long orca, right after a performance, when he pulled her from the platform and took her into the water. Park guests, who were quickly ushered out of the area, described it as “violent.” When paramedics arrived, the trainer had died.
Tillikum, captured at age 2, from Iceland in 1983, has a rough past though and even before this incident, trainers were not allowed in the water with him, even during shows. In 1991, he was accused of drowning his trainer, 20 year old Keltie Byrne, at Sealand of the Pacific (now closed). Then, in 1999, the body of a biology student/Sea World park guest was found floating in Tillikum’s tank one morning.
It is unknown what Tillikum’s fate will be but according to Sea World press conferences, within a few days, the shows will resume as usual.
HERE ARE THREE THINGS YOU CAN DO:
1. You may send a comment to Sea World, regarding the attack and the possibility of retiring Tillikum at the link here: https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2945
2. You may also wish to take 2 minutes and comment on this new article about Sea World, Seaquarium, and Lolita:
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/What-About-Lolita-85394102.html
3. Please vote in this poll (the second option) to say that Orcas belong in the wild, not at Sea World:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-poll-killer-whale-seaworld-022510,0,6354939.poll
Thank you for your time and check back for updates.
PS: This Saturday, February 27th, we are having a peaceful PROTEST for Lolita’s retirement from noon to 2 PM outside of the Miami Seaquarium. Banners and leaflets will be provided. Please come to show your support for retiring captive orcas around the world!
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Saturday, February 13, 2010
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12:00pm – 2:00pm
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4400 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami FL
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Let’s show Lolita some love and get her one step closer to her family…
Please join us on Saturday, February 13 2010 outside of Miami Seaquarium (4400 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami FL) from 12:00 to 2:00 PM for a peaceful demonstration to retire Lolita the orca whale.
Signs and leaflets will be provided.
Niki will be personally flying in from Chicago, along with her mom, to attend! 
Maybe we can all go out for a veggie meal afterwards.
Invite all your friends and family in Florida! The more people, the better. We have strength in numbers.
Finally everyone that wants to help Lolita but doesn’t live in Miami or even the United States now can! Thanks to Niki we are starting an international day to protest for the retirement of Lolita, the lone captive orca kept in an illegal sized tank at the Miami Seaquarium. On Saturday May 15th we are looking for city captains from all around the world to organize a protest (in front of a captive facility, city center, or busy town square) to show the Seaquarium that people from all over the United States and the WORLD want to see Lolita retired back to her native waters off the coast of Washington. Pictures and videos of the protests will be broadcast and then sent to the Seaquarium. I’m sure local media will get involved and we will raise more awareness than ever about Lolita’s plight and why she must be retired.
If you are interested in being a city captain and organizing a protest in your city please contact me: Shelby@savelolita.com and I will get back to you with the details! Let’s all fight for Lolita and show the Seaquarium and the WORLD we are not backing off until Lolita is retired!
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A demo will be held to show our support of Lolita’s retirement in front of the Miami Seaquarium on Saturday January 30th from 12-2PM. Please come and show your support! Lolita’s family the Southern Resident Orcas that inhabit the waters off the coast of Washington have had a great 2009, SIX new calves were born, which shows that her family is thriving and awaiting her arrival!
Here is the protest schedule for the upcoming months:
Monthly demo schedule (all Saturdays):
Jan 30th
Feb 13th
March 27th
April 24th
May 15th
June 26th
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Japan has a new Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety, Ms. Mizuho Fukushima. At a press conference held in Tokyo, Ms. Fukushima agreed to investigate the mercury issue. This gives us hope that the Japanese public will finally be told the truth about the poisonous dolphin meat, and that the meat will be pulled from shelves in supermarkets and never again be served in schools and workplaces. You can help our campaign by sending a message to Ms. Fukushima. Your letter can be short:
“Dear Ms. Mizuho Fukushima:
Scientific studies have demonstrated that dolphin and whale meat is highly toxic and not fit for human consumption, due to contamination from methylmercury, mercury, PCBs, and other poisons. Please prevent any further damage to the health of the Japanese people by banning the sale of dolphin and whale meat immediately.
Sincerely,
Your name and contact information.”
Please send your letter to:
Minister of the Consumer Affairs Agency
Ms. Mizuho Fukushima
Sanno Park Tower
2-11-1 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Japan 100-6178
Fax: +81-3-3500-4640
Keiko Ueda, legislative Aide to Ms. Mizuho Fukushima, Member of the House of Councillors, Social Democratic Party
E-mail:ukgo@jca.apc.org
A demo will be held Saturday November 28, 2009 in front of the entrance to the Miami Seaquarium parking lot to promote the retirement of their lone orca, Lolita. She has been kept in an illegal tank there for the last 39 years and we are going to tell the public and administration that she has made them enough money over the years and now it is time to let her go back to her natural environment off the coast of Washington State. Once relocated she would be placed in a large bay pen and taken care of by humans along with being taught how to hunt and forage, she will also be able to interact with, and one day even join her pod, which includes her mother. Orca’s have an incredible memory and social structure and she should have no problem remembering and being re-accepted into her pod once she regains the vital skills she needs to be a wild orca. PLEASE JOIN US NOVEMBER 28TH TO SHOW EVERYONE THAT LOLITA DESERVES MUCH MORE THAN LIVING OUT HER DAYS IN A CRUMBLING CONCRETE FISH BOWL.
Any questions: Call Shelby at 412-983-0994 or shelby@savelolita.com
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As it turns out the last Saturday of this month falls on Halloween, so we are going to add a twist to our monthly demo which promotes the retirement of Lolita. Saturday the 31st of October from 12-2PM a demo will be held outside the entrance to the Miami Seaquarium to raise awareness about the cramped conditions Lolita is living in within the Seaquarium. We are asking people to come to the demo dressed in their Halloween costumes and join us as we educate the public about the perils of keeping marine mammals in captivity, with a special focus on our beloved Lolita, who is kept in a tank that doesn’t meet APHIS standards. Get dressed up, bring the kids, and have fun while joining a great cause, because Lolita needs your help!
Any questions feel free to email me: shelby@savelolita.com
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Please write a short complaint to these sponsors of the Miami Seaquarium’s Halloween event Buried Alive 2009, let them know about the cramped conditions the animals are living in and tell them about Lolita’s story. Tell them you will not support their business in any way until they stop working with the Miami Seaquarium:
Subway: http://www.subway.com/Applications/CustService/frmCustomerService.aspx
Miami Metro Ford: http://www.metroford.com/ou/miami-ford/form.do?page=c_contact%24general
Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=cat12104&type=page
99 Jamz (Miami, Fort Lauderdale): http://wedr.com/inside/contact_us.html
Power 96: http://www.power96.com/index.php?page=205&sid=tflhpnlgqu69j4pg5igg42dibp3atk9a
Mega 94.9: http://www.mega949.com/pages/contactos.html
Below are the dates the different radio stations plan to be at the Seaquarium:
Dj Laz of Power 96: October 24 and 29
Mega: October 25
99 Jamz: October 28
The flyer for the event will all the sponsors listed can be found here:
Hi all. We are not giving up our fight for Lolita’s freedom any time soon so as part of our “Last Saturday of the Month” protest schedule will are having one THIS Saturday the 26th of September from 12-2PM. It will be held in front of the entrance to the Seaquarium and we will have extra signs, but please feel free to make your own. You can park for free at the beach before the SQ just turn right at the light that says “Mast Academy” and then turn left once you enter the beach go as far down as you can and park : ) We need a big crowd to keep the pressure on. Last I saw lovely Lolita she came right up as to thank me for what we are doing, and we can’t let her down now. Hope to see you there, any questions feel free to email me at shelby@savelolita.com.
On a side-note I will be running a little late to this demo (due to a Saturday class I am taking) so please feel free to introduce yourself to Karen and Rod who will be taking over the setup for me!
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