... that might arouse all the emotions a human may have will do no more than that for most. I do not condone the murder of any species for any reason including food, but we do no less to our sources of meat. We herd them, corral them, ship them in trucks, let them mill for a day or two in the sloppiest, nastiest, stinking-est of pens and mudholes then march them squealing, mooing and clucking up a ramp to their bloody demise. That doesn't seem to bother most at all. But, if it happens to a smart animal. say a monkey or a porpoise, or an animal we love like a horse or a dog, that becomes a problem. It is okay to kill dumb animals, but not smart ones. I have a problem with that dichotomy. Because it has limited capability, or it isn't pretty, or it doesn't speak English, or it lives somewhere besides our back yard, or we don't keep it for a pet doesn't mean it feels no pain, or it is unaware of its existence, or it doesn't know it is waiting for its doom, or it doesn't know its young are being killed before its very eyes.
There are too many ways to eat, too many things to eat, and so many ways to prepare them deliciously that killing an animal, plain or grand, for food is not just unnecessary, it is just wrong. Responsibly and humanely managed animals have provided humans with milk, eggs and cheeses for thousands of years and none of them had to die to feed their owners. That would have been counterproductive. All creatures should be allowed to live peacefully, porpoise included, and not have to worry about losing their long and hopefully enjoyable life to someone's taste for their flesh, stabbed and sliced until the water or pasture or slaughterhouse runs red with their blood, literally wounded to death. That isn't killing. That isn't harvesting. That isn't creating a food source. That is just plain murder.

Some Japanese people have been made to believe dolphins are nothing but PESTS engulfing their fish supply so while slaughtering 2000 dolphins a year they think nothing in butchering the innocent, sentient animal/people. Yet the world fish supply including Cetaceans contain high levels of mercury which is not only poisoning the Japanese people but those who regularly consume any kind of so-called sea food as well.

NOTE: Mercury released into the environment becomes a serious threat when it settles into oceans and waterways, where it builds up in fish. Exposure to mercury may cause serious health problems, and is a threat to the development of the child in utero and early in life. It may have toxic effects on the nervous, digestive and immune systems, and on lungs, kidneys, skin and eyes. Mercury is considered as one of the top ten chemicals of major public health concern.

I'm heart torn as to which star to give because so many died a cruel death!! I know you told of this horrid, terrible thing but it saddens my heart to see such waste & cruelty!! I really want to go myself & torture all those that keep doing this disgusting act to all creatures & wish that they all get washed away in a Tsunami!!! They've had 2 so you'd think they would catch a clue to stop torturing all the animals!! China should as well be next!! Sorry!! I am just so emotional about this!! The movie was wonderful because it did show light to this cruel, horrid act that got people aware of the Japanese & their awful doings!! Because of that reason alone you get a 5!! I hope the photographers & those that were there filming this gross act are doing well & hope they get to film the total change very soon!!!

Horrifying, but outstanding! I am not an activist for animals but the imagery in this documentary is absolutely horrifying. It is truly unfathomable that in this day and age, countries and special interests, are allowed to brutally kill tens of thousands of animals all in the name of money. Almost as disturbing as the dolphin kill footage, is the smug and abhorrent manner that the Japanese delegation displays during the international meetings. It can't be more obvious how many millions of dollars trades hands annually to allow the Japanese 'fishermen' to continue this practice. Much praise and respect goes to Mr. O'Barry for his courage in taking on the world, especially Japan, to at least try and this barbaric annual slaughter.

Seeing whales on the cover instantly brings me to childhood thoughts of the movie Free Willy or other kiddie shows like Flipper. Figured I would give this one a shot

It started off a little weird with you trying to figure out who the narrator was and why is he one of the subjects. After that settles and you see who's who, this film just takes off. I felt a little stupid thinking I was aware of most of the issues concerning animals in captivity and their journey from the wild to the cages but this film taught me a great deal more.

Don't want to put spoilers in my review but this film was good. That whole Black Ops Japan stunt they pulled was phenomenal. I'm glad they put some behind-the-scenes footage to show us to what lengths they went to make it all happen.

A film you can watch with the whole family. Public high schools should be showing films like these instead of boring us with 1950's public service announcement classroom videos.

Great film (by "great" I mean ten times better than Searching for Sugarman).

Eye opening and shocking. Hard to watch some parts because of the raw truth but an absolute must watch for everyone. Along the lines of Blackfish, The Cove takes you where no one's gone before to see the devastating side of animal captivity and the act of capturing these beautiful and intelligent creatures for profit and greed. It makes you want to take action, and thankfully we all can. After watching the movie I donated my birthday to raise money for the Cove and to help protect and rehabilitate captured dolphins.