What Goes On In The Cove In Japan

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Chris Dozier Ms Summers September 1, 2011 RICHARD O’BARRY Richard O’Barry (Ric) (born c.1939[1])¹ in the 1960’s worked for the Miami Seaquarium. He was a trainer and helped in the capturing of the five dolphins that were used in the popular hit TV show, Flipper. When Cathy, one of the dolphins died in his arms he made a radical transition from capturing and training dolphins to combating the captivity industry. Richard commented that she “committed suicide in his arms.”¹ The first 10 years of his life were spent on the side of the captivity industry of the dolphin, the past 30 have been spent fighting against them.² His accomplishments in his efforts to get the truth out about the industry of dolphin captivity, abuse of the animal, deception by governments to hide the truth and rallying millions to support him have been a success and continue on today. He has risked his life and sacrificed his freedom in the pursuit of this truth and saving the dolphins. Through the media, as an author, lectures and speaking engagements, and being featured in a documentary movie, The Cove, the truth is getting out and slowly changes are being made. O’Barry’s son Lincoln, produced and directed a television series Blood Dolphins, which was re-aired January 8th through the 16th of 2011³. In 1970 Richard O’Barry founded the Dolphin Project which is aimed at educating the public about the captivity of dolphins and releasing captive dolphins. In the documentary, The Cove, O’Barry exposes hidden truths about the abuse to the dolphins that are captured in Taiji, Japan and slaughtered. This film I watched the other night and was strickened with sadness and shock as to the cruelty to the animals and the deceit by the authorities to hide the truth of what is being done. Watching this film motivated me to write about Richard O’Barry because just in this accomplishment

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