For The Love of Dolphins: Ric O'Barry

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Join The World WIde Protest to #SaveJapansDolphins Day - Aug. 31st or Sept.1st 2012

We think~We feel~We matter

#JapanDolphinsDay2012

Please help Celebrate Japan Dolphins Day 2012 at a Japanese Embassy or Consulate near you! TO SEE A FULL LIST OF EVENT CITIES AROUND THE GLOBE, PLEASE CLICK Save Japan Dolphins Day below: this will take you to the Group on Facebook who have worked so hard to organize this event.

On August 31, 2012 rallies and peaceful protests will be held in front of Japanese Embassies & Consulates worldwide. The events are to protest the September 1 start of the annual Taiji dolphin cull as seen in the Academy-award winning documentary The Cove. The message is positive: Japan, le

t the dolphins live & be free!

Will you join us? Will you help lead an event in your community? If so, please send a message to the Adminstrators at Save Misty The Dolphin or leave a note here on the event wall. We will work with you to help set-up your event on facebook, provide on-going technical assistance from now through August 31 & include your event in any official Japan Dolphins Day 2012 communications.

Japan Dolphins Day (JDD) was founded by Ric O'Barry and Save Japan Dolphins (SJD). WE are honored to again be working with SJD & an international team of organizations & activists to help make the 2012 Japan Dolphins Day the biggest & best GLOBAL event ever to raise awareness about the plight of dolphins in Taiji.

NEVER BE SILENT - NEVER GIVE UP!

For The Love of Dolphin

Friday, January 7, 2011

The Dolphin Smile

CLEARING UP THE MYTH:

If you ask someone who goes to dolphin facilities "What makes you think they are happy?" Most will answer something about the dolphins and their smile.

So I just wanted to take a few seconds (because that is all it will take) to clear this myth up.

Dolphin is the wild. Dolphin looks to be smiling...

Dolphin in Captivity, that appears to be smiling...

Dead dolphin....you think its smiling now?

What about now? Nope...I don't think so!!!!

The truth of the matter is NO! the dolphin is not smiling! Its just the way its jaw is built. Please do not mistake happiness with bone structure. Although it might make you feel better, for going to a dolphin facility, to think these animals are smiling at you. They are not...please stop fooling yourself!

Thank you for the Guest Post: A Family Standing Up for What they Believe In

Please share this will all of your contacts in Social Media....tragically another pod was brutally slaughtered yesterday...the killings continue and we can not stop or waiver in our commitment to save our dolphin friends.

JackieBigford

@Luv_Dolphins

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Moving Misty

First Hand Account by Nicole Mclachlan - A Cove Guardian

Describing what happened last night, I knew, would be a difficult task…
Put simply, because it didn’t feel real. The whole event felt like something out of a movie. Like a scene where the main characters were under siege … And it had all the important elements and makings of a blockbuster; cops, undercover filming and muffled radio communication…
However, it was very, very real. Throughout the entire night, we were all subjected to countless emotions; worry, confusion, anger, fear, sadness, adrenaline and finally exhaustion. We never totally expected any of it to occur last night- but the fact that we were all present, ready and working together as an amazing team made a whole lot of difference… and we were able to capture the footage that we needed.
Yesterday afternoon was when it had all began. We had heard a few days previously, from a member of staff at Dolphin Base that they were contemplating moving Misty into another tank… we were unsure what to make of this statement, but vowed to be there if and when it happened.
After checking the harbour, visiting dolphin base and having lunch together yesterday, the boys; Andy, Tim (Save Japan Dolphins) and Simon went into Taiji to see if there was any sign to suggest that they might be moving Misty. Andy positioned himself in almost the only spot in Taiji to get a good look at Misty’s tank without being seen. He climbed a nearby hill, and hid amongst the undergrowth. Meanwhile, Simon and Tim returned to the hotel to retrieve a few Radio devices, in order to communicate with Andy. When Simon came up past our rooms and mentioned what was happening down at Taiji, I grabbed my camera and passport, and hurried to join them. We drove to a nearby lane, just around the corner from Dolphin Base… we knew that if the trainers were to spot us anywhere near the Dolphin Base as they attempted to transport Misty, that they would most likely abort their task. We wanted to be unseen, at least until we knew for sure that they were undertaking the operation.

Story continues here: Moving Misty

Without the dedicated, dangerous work of the Cove Guardians this story would never have been brought to light. Please share this story with all of your Social Media contacts and friends. This is a small victory for Misty, but we must work towards the ultimate goal of freeing all of these dolphins that are crammed into pools far to small to support them.

Thank you for your love of dolphins and for your work to see an end to the slaughter and capture in Taiji.

Stay Passionate
@Luv_Dolphins

Thursday, December 30, 2010

The Truth About Sea World

This is a video that was posted by Lincoln O'Barry and Ric O'Barry on Facebook and I wanted to share this out.

Thank you for caring about our dolphin friends..together we can stop this horrendous slaughter in Taiji.
Jackie Bigford
@Luv_Dolphins

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Where Are The Stars - The Cove PSA

Dear Stars,

I saw your friends. They were not doing well and they wondered where you were. They really appreciated your little video encouraging others to help. I have a blog with a whopping 17 followers, so my reach is slightly limited compared to yours. But, I’m trying.

I watched as your friends were killed and wondered why you weren’t here for them. Your Friend Is . . . DEAD!
Thanks for making the P.S.A. I’m sure your friends appreciate it.
Mike Lorden, Cove Guardian

Is it possible that the stars in The Cove P.S.A. may have not actually seen the movie itself which would explain their reluctance to serve as Cove Guardians. I was wrong. Just over one year ago, Ben Stiller stated how he and his friends had seen ‘The Cove.” See video below:

Wait a second! Did I hear Ben Stiller say that the killing had stopped? This video was posted in November, 2009! Do you mean to tell me that no one has told Hollywood that dolphins are still being massacred? Is it truly possible that not a single animal-loving star has heard about the continued holocaust of Taiji, Hell? If that’s the case, we are doomed! Or should I say, many more intelligent cetaceans are doomed!

You know, maybe I am being too hard on them. Maybe it is our own fault that we would care too much while others don’t care enough or not at all. Maybe we should just be happy with what we have . . . a video:

Please feel free to share this post. Thank you to my friend Holise E. Cleveland Cyber Whale Warrior for his tireless efforts to bring this horrendous issue to the forefront and for his generosity in sharing his posts with me. Thank you for stopping in to share your love of dolphins.

Jackie Bigford
JackiesBuzz