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Blood Dolphins: A New, Three-Part Series from the Makers of ‘The Cove’
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The new three-part series, Blood Dolphins, will be following the O’Barrys on their campaign to help the dolphins. Last night’s premier was about their return to Taiji (where The Cove was filmed)—right at the start of the dolphin season. However, a covert investigation of the cove suggested that no dolphin slaughter was going to take place, thus giving the team some hope that things were taking a turn for the better.
After a few more days of watching and waiting, the team headed on to Tokyo to handle some other related business. Unfortunately, their hopes were dashed when a phone call tipped them off that the dolphin slaughter resumed. Their return back to Taiji was not exactly a welcoming event—at least not by the hunters or police. Needless to say, it didn’t end well.
The remaining 2 episodes in the series will be focusing on the wild dolphin trade issue in the Solomon Islands. Oh, and Ric O’Barry made one major point of their work extremely clear last night. He basically said that their work is not only about stopping the dolphin slaughters. They want to prevent them from going into captivity, too. You can see all that next week though, when the first episode is on again: Friday, September 3rd at 9 PM (EST).
Oh, and if you are unfamiliar with The Cove, just turn on your TV tomorrow night. It will be premiering for the first time on Animal Planet: Sunday, August 29th at 9 PM (EST).
By Heidi Marshall
Tags: activist, Animal Planet, award-winning documentary, Blood Dolphins, dolphin hunts, dolphin slaughter, japan, new tv series, Ric O'Barry, save the dolphins, Taiji, The Cove
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If anyone wants to help spread the word about the dolphin slaughter in Taiji, check out this site:
Blood Dolphins: How You Can Help
Other organizations doing their part include:
Sea Shepherd: What You Can Do To Help Stop The Slaughter
The Ocean Preservation Society: Dolphin Slaughter in Taiji
Take Part: The Cove
Or, if you’re in the states, you can send a text that simply says “Dolphin” to number 44144. This will sign you up to receive messages directly on your phone on how you can help stop the slaughter in Taiji.
Hello Noah,
Thank you so much for your message. It’s inspiring to see young people care about this issue! Spread the word as much as you can and be alert of all the cruelties we are putting animals through. We can and should know better than that!
hi, im Noah im 14 this issue that is going on is horrible. what ruthless people could do such a thing. Your tv show is so inspiring it just lets you know how beautiful dolphins really are. I now from this day on believe in stopping the ruthless killing and brutal treatment these beautiful creatures have received.