Who doesn't know Flipper, the sweet and intelligent dolphin who delighted several generations of children with his adventures, among whom I include myself.
Flipper the dolphin 🐬 had his own TV show, but what people don't know, and neither did I, is that thanks to the popularity he achieved, a commercial empire was created that moves billions of dollars every year.
The downside of this empire is that, like almost all great empires of antiquity, it is built on pain, suffering, slavery, and death, in this case, of dolphins for water parks around the world.
To train dolphins, they must first be captured, which involves separating them from their family, their habitat, and depriving them of their freedom.
At an unconscious level, we all know this. What we didn't know is the brutal way in which this activity is carried out, mainly on the Japanese coasts of Taiji, where fishermen using deafening noises disorient large groups of dolphins traveling on their usual migratory routes.
They are enclosed with nets in a hidden cove with prohibited access, so that trainers can select the appropriate animals for their shows.
Those not purchased for human recreation are brutally massacred, turning the ocean red. It is estimated that hundreds of dolphins are killed by fishermen each season in just one point on the planet.
All of this was managed at such a secretive level that not even the Japanese themselves were aware of what was happening year after year on their island.
All of this, we can know thanks to the 2009 documentary "The Cove," which exposes this inhumane practice, trying to raise awareness and get people to take up this fight in favor of dolphins, which are at risk of being added to the list of animals extinct due to human activity.
So, if you truly love animals and consider them travel companions on this ship called Earth, watch the documentary, share it, and try to avoid consuming animal shows because certainly, even if they are beautiful and funny, they were not created to live in captivity just to amuse us, while a few line their pockets with blood-stained and suffering money.
Image Source: IMDB web site
https://www.imdb.com/es/title/tt1313104/
https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/latest/blogs/15-years-after-the-cove-taiji-is-still-capturing-and-slaughtering-dolphins/
https://savedolphins.eii.org/news/taiji-the-end-of-dolphin-slaughter-season
https://uk.whales.org/2023/04/11/why-the-taiji-dolphin-hunt-can-never-be-justified/
Versión en Español
Quién no conoce a Flipper, el tierno e inteligente delfín que alegró con sus aventuras a varias generaciones de niños, entre las que me incluyo.
Flipper el delfín 🐬 tuvo su propio show de TV, pero lo que la gente no sabe, y tampoco lo sabía yo, es que gracias a la popularidad que obtuvo, se creó un imperio comercial que mueve Miles de millones de dólares al año.
Lo malo de este imperio, es que como casi todos los grandes imperios de la antigüedad, se cimenta en el dolor, sufrimiento, esclavitud y muerte, en este caso, de delfines para parques acuáticos en todo el mundo.
Para entrenar delfines, primero hay que capturarlos, lo que implica separarlos de su familia, de su habitad, y privarlos de su libertad.
A nivel inconsciente, todos lo sabemos. Lo que no sabíamos, es la forma tan brutal en que se lleva a cabo esa actividad, principalmente en las costas Japonesas de Taiji, en dónde pescadores utilizando estruendosos ruidos, logran desorientar a grandes grupos de delfines que viajan en sus habituales rutas migratorias.
Son encerrados con redes en una caleta oculta y de acceso prohibido, para que los entrenadores selecciones los animales adecuados para sus shows.
Los que no fueron comprados para recreación humana, son masacrados de forma cruel, hasta teñir el océano de rojo. Se estima que cientos de delfines son muertos a manos de pescadores cada temporada en solo un punto del planeta.
Todo esto, se manejaba a un nivel de secretismo tal, que ni siquiera los propios japoneses eran conscientes de lo que pasaba año a año en su isla.
Todo esto, podemos saberlo gracias al documental The Cove, del año 2009, que denuncia esta práctica inhumana, tratando de crear conciencia y lograr que la gente asuma esta lucha en favor de los delfines, que corren el riesgo de ser agregados a la lista de animales extintos por causa de la actividad humana.
Por eso, si realmente amas a los animales y los consideras compañeros de viaje en este barco llamado Tierra, mira el documental, compártelo, y trata de evitar consumir espectáculos con animales, porque ciertamente aunque sean bonitos y graciosos, no fueron creados para vivir en cautiverio al solo efecto de divertirnos, mientras unos pocos se llenan los bolsillos con dinero manchado de sangre y sufrimiento.
Translated and formatted with Hive Translator by @noakmilo.
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