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karen roseme
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 1, 2014 - 06:37am PT
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http://www.change.org/petitions/prime-minister-of-japan-please-stop-the-horror-in-taiji-japan#
I am writing to you all on behalf of the dolphin slaughter in Taiji Japan. LETS STOP THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL! Please sign this petition! Do you really think it is right? Would you like to be taken away from your family? Would you like to watch your family brutally killed on front of you while you are in a pool of their blood? Dolphins are very smart and they know exactly what is going on. The do not get fed when they are captured but left to starve as they await an awful death sentence. These are wild animals that belong in the world’s ocean. One of the dolphins that was recently captured by the killers was a rare white albino dolphin and that dolphin was named by Captain Paul Watson as "Bambi".The whole world now this dolphin as Bambi. This was the dolphin that captured everybody and a lot of children’s hearts. Bambi was taken from his mother’s side while their pod fought for survival. Bambi’s Mother is now Dead. Can’t you see how much distress it causes these poor creatures? This has to stop. Bambi is only a baby and now she is going to be afraid forever by the horrific experience of being torn from her Mother and now Bambi is all alone in a very small pen in Taiji Harbour waiting to be SOLD.
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cuvvy
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arkansas
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if we only ate foods from plants we could avoid all the slaughter of pigs, cows, deer, dolphins and a whole lot more
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dirtbag
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Yes, and we all know that no animals are killed from growing crops.
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cuvvy
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arkansas
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Exactly dirtbag!
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skcreidc
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SD, CA
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That's right Dirtbag. Just say NO to Monsanto...good for you! (sarcasm just in case you didn't get it)
But really, just say NO to Monsanto...poisoning the world one crop at a time.
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karen roseme
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2014 - 06:46am PT
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Mexico has become the latest country to join the movement against marine mammals in captivity, with a proposal that would ban keeping marine mammals in captivity for entertainment or commercial breeding purposes.
The measure, proposed by Rep. Merilyn Gomez Wells, cites the psychological stress and physical harm that captivity can cause for dolphins, whales and other marine mammals.
"The dolphinariums appeared in our country in the 70s, since then this business has been protected by the absence of legal rules and currently benefiting from ineffective regulations in this area,” Rep. Gomez Wells told Noticias MVS.
If the measure goes through, Mexico won’t be alone -- India became the largest country to ban the practice last May, following Costa Rica, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Slovenia and Switzerland. Other countries like Greece and Belgium have banned performing animal shows, citing poor animal welfare standards in many of them. It’s worth mentioning that the U.S. hasn’t made any legal progress toward banning captive marine mammal shows -- despite having one of the largest numbers of captive dolphins in the world.
No Shit! "But really, just say NO to Monsanto...poisoning the world one crop at a time"
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karen roseme
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 11, 2014 - 07:10am PT
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karen roseme
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 22, 2014 - 06:25am PT
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With many whale species still endangered, an international court has ordered Japan to halt its illegal Antarctic whaling expeditions. Tell Japan to respect the International Court of Justice, and end illegal Antarctic whaling today!
#TakeAction --> http://bit.ly/EndIllegalWhaling
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overwatch
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Signed the first one but the take action one just goes to a blank screen that says fill in all required fields...with no fields. Sorry...I am on a phone, maybe that has something to do with it?
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cuvvy
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arkansas
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Just Saw Quite The Pr Advertisement For Sea World On Tv.
Look Like They Are Trying To Polishing Their Image
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karen roseme
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 13, 2014 - 05:01pm PT
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Good news...
SeaWorld shares dive as documentary spurs attendance drop
A new focus on animal rights and a hard-hitting documentary have begun to take their toll on one of the world’s leading marine theme parks.
Orlando, Fla.-based SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. said on Wednesday that proposed legislation in California resulting from a documentary called Blackfish, which criticizes the theme park’s treatment of killer whales, have hurt attendance and the company’s bottom line. The news sent SeaWorld’s share price down nearly 35 per cent to a record low.
The backlash began shortly after Blackfish premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year and became available on the streaming service Netflix. The film explores the ethics and risks of keeping massive killer whales in captivity. It focuses partly on the death of a SeaWorld trainer named Dawn Brancheau who was standing in shallow water before a crowd when a 12,000-pound Orca named Tilikum grabbed her by the hair and pulled her under water. The same whale was also involved in a trainer’s death in 1991 at the now-defunct Sealand of the Pacific aquarium in B.C.
The documentary spurred California lawmakers to propose a legislative amendment that would ban killer whales like Tilikum from SeaWorld’s shows, as well as impose a number of other restrictions on how they are kept and cared for. It was coverage of this legislation that SeaWorld blamed in part for its attendance woes.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/seaworld-shares-dive-as-documentary-spurs-attendance-drop/article20053631/
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nature
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Boulder, CO
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Aug 13, 2014 - 05:27pm PT
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Karen, as much as I enjoy the fact that SEAS dropped 33% today it is beyond difficult to attribute it directly to #blackfish.
It'll dead cat bounce tomorrow but it's still probably an excellent stock to short - $9 seem reasonable.
If SEAS changes their approach I'd support them as I would any company. But for now I hope they fail and if I had a couple ten grand I'd short the sh#t out of this stock after it bounces tomorrow.
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BLUEBLOCR
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joshua tree
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Aug 13, 2014 - 05:48pm PT
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Good news...
One of my best memories was when i was 10 and went to seaworld. Being so close to those animals took away some of my fear of them. Which helped me later to start surfing. i can't wait to take my 8yro to go to seaworld!
Unless you guys get'em banned. i think it's sad what ur promoting. i think the science, the help, the teaching, the personal connectivity between man and animal that seaworld offers is marvelous!
But i don't condone what Japan is doing, they need to be spanked!
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nature
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Boulder, CO
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Aug 13, 2014 - 06:08pm PT
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You confuse me. I don't understand how you fail to realize how keeping these sentient and self-realizing animals in captivity is cruelty. And it makes me concerned about your child more than anything. Certainly (s)he will realize this, no?
We have many ways to learn about all creatures and phenoms of this planet. Must we isolate orcas in a fish tanks to learn about them or to appreciate them? Clearly my answer is 'no'. If we disagree then please let's discuss.
I went to SeaWorld in '88 or so. My impression is neutral to be very honest. My lack of fear of the sea came from spending time floating and diving it. I can guarantee you that you cannot lose your fear of sharks by watching them do back flips. Gotta go jump in with them. Same goes for big dolphins like the orca.
And really... take your wonderful offspring to the San Juan Islands for a real Orca adventure. They will never ever forget that. Bleh... the only reason I remember my SeaWorld trip now is because of how much I believe they need to change their practices.
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BLUEBLOCR
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joshua tree
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Aug 13, 2014 - 06:54pm PT
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Thanks Guys!
Dually noted!
Nature your a diver and water guy. This affords you more interaction time. we're up here in the desert. Play'in in water is definitely a luxury. And those charters ain't cheap! And sometimes you don't see nuthin. seaworld is like $25w/coupon and a 2hr drive. It is a low cost guaranteed interaction with wild animals thats easy to do with young children. when she's 12-13 yea, i take her diving in Hawaii, maybe you'll have a boat by then?
Jim, my response was about the fishing techniques that inconsequentially kill other species than the one's being hunted. Like the dolphins getting trapped in tuna nets.
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nature
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Boulder, CO
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Aug 13, 2014 - 07:55pm PT
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blue... understood and noted. I'll work on that boat ;)
but keep in mind at the same time I live in Boulder, CO. about as far away from the ocean as you could be in the good ol' USofA. Still... I can remember being a teenager.
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goatboy smellz
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Aug 13, 2014 - 08:14pm PT
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BLUEBLOCR
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joshua tree
seaworld is like $25w/coupon and a 2hr drive. It is a low cost guaranteed interaction with wild animals thats easy to do with young children.
Aquarium of the Pacific is more interactive and has more things to do for younger kids.
http://www.aquariumofpacific.org
I've never been but I have a biologist friend that transferred there from the Denver Aquarium and she can't stop raving about it. She turned down a job at Monterey Bay to run AOP's sea otter program. Both are accredited by the association of zoos and aquariums so there is higher standard of animal management and safety.
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