Anytime you see a video that pertains to awareness of abuse to animals please support them and give them a positive feedback as many groups have been flagging the videos down. I have had the suspicion for long time that these groups are organized either they are hired by Vick himself or they are extreme fans of the ConVICK.
All cultures change and we need to end this now in this day and age. Civilized society must be responsible to force them to change.
Heroes star Hayden Panettiere was among the young protesters who tried to stop Japanese fishermen from killing a pod of dolphins and their baby this week. As one from a group of six American and Australian surfers, she paddled out on her surfboard to shield the dolphins with her body.
But the youngsters were stopped by a local fishing boat and blocked by its propeller before they could reach the animals. Fishermen also tried to hit them with a boathook.
The surfers returned to the beach devastated. "One little baby dolphin stuck his head out and kinda looked at me and the thought that it's no longer with us is really hard to take," said Panettiere breaking down in tears. Sky News reports that Panettiere and her friends would have been charged with trespassing if they were caught by local police.
According to Sky News, more than 22,000 dolphins are slaughtered by fishermen in Japan every year. The hunt and the brutality continues despite worldwide condemnation. Some Japanese believe that dolphins should be treated the same as fish. They've been hunted for centuries and see outside criticism as an attack on their culture. Live and let live? What are your thoughts on dolphins and the hunt?
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they kill dolphins for the same reason "we" kill cows, chickens, sheeps...
to me all animal are the same and all should be treated with respect despite being intelligent or just cute...
sasmirakkk 4 years ago
sasmirakkk:
Your theory is relevant in the prehistoric time when man only knew how to make tools. As time passed man grew conscious of the meaning of life, love, compassion and ethics. We have aged as humans race, we have gained many knowledge through experiences and test of times.
solarcycles 4 years ago
We are in the 21 first century and most of us left behind the ancient practices of killing life forms that are to intelligent. Group of race of men with high intelligence will change our culture and our behavior, we are on the brink of discovery with dolphins intelligence like never before.
solarcycles 4 years ago