A Fall From Freedom – Industry of captivity : Full film
Whales and dolphins have captured the imagination of people all over the world.
They have come to symbolize not only an alien form of intelligence, but a sense of ultimate freedom in their marine environment and a comradery among their herd mates that we envy and admire.
A FALL FROM FREEDOM is the first film to expose the long and sordid history of the captive whale and dolphin business; a history that continues to this day.
The illegal capture and transport of killer whales, the thousands of dolphins that are killed in order to provide marine parks and aquariums with replacement animals, and the ability of these facilities to miseducate the public about these animals.
These, and many other issues, are covered in graphic detail in this 80 minute film.
Film maker : Stanley M. Minasian
Trailer :
First, there are a variety of organizations working diligently not only to end the Japanese dolphin drive fishery, which provides so many animals to marine parks worldwide, but to end the commercial display of whales and dolphins altogether.
Seek out these organizations, support their work, and get involved. It may not sound like much, but real change for the good can only come about when an informed citizenry stands up, expresses their opinion, and sees through the propaganda of the corporate public relations machine.
Actions You Can Take
• Do not attend any marine park or aquarium that displays whales or dolphins.
• Tell your friends not to attend these facilities as well and explain why.
• Find and support the non-profit organizations that have been educating the public about captive whales and dolphins, and that have been working to end the Japanese dolphin drive fishery.
• Share A Fall From Freedom with friends, neighbors, family, and co-workers, and start discussions about the issues.
• Write letters and send emails expressing your opinion to marine parks in your country that display whales or dolphins. All of these facilities are directly or indirectly involved in the death of thousands of dolphins through the Japanese drive fishery. If they do not take animals directly from the drive fishery, by way of displaying these animals they are justifying and condoning it.
Letters should be written to your Congressperson, your Senators, or your government representative expressing your opposition to the importation of any whale or dolphin into your country.
NOTE: When the issue of dolphins dying by the thousands in the nets of purse seine tuna boats came to the attention of citizens worldwide, public outrage directed toward this practice all but ended it. A billion dollar industry, with its high-paid lobbyists and its corporate public relations machine, was forced by public opinion to accept and can only dolphin-safe tuna.
Only through public concern and action can the issues presented in A Fall From Freedom be dealt with effectively and responsibly.
Full documentary :
Direct link to youtube :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTtBHiNjc74
A Fall From Freedom is produced by EarthView Productions. Full length version for free viewing here. DVD and download available at: http://afallfromfreedom.org/
*************
There is a secret behind the Dolphin smile….
Trés beau bulletin 😉 Merci Phil de ta présence et ton partage au quotidien…Bonne fin de soirée Nath :love:
Shame upon us for enslaving a superior species.
Once I was body surfing, and saw a pod of dolphins cruising down the coast just outside the breakers. I swam out to them, and one came up and zapped me with his sonar. I was so surprised that I nearly jumped out of the water. I bet they thought that was funny…
Later on I realized, that the dolphin had directed his sonar at my third lumbar where I have a chronic muscle spasm, and constant pain. He had given me an ultrasound treatment, and I was pain-free for a week.
That is why I say they are a superior species. Among our own kind, you have to pay through the nose for treatment of health problems, but this dolphin, being able to see inside my body with his sonar, recognized my condition, and gave me a treatment simply because I swam out to his pod to say, “Hello”.
Merci Phil :love: