Horrible dolphin video

[Thamnophis]

For me it is not the killing of dolphins that I oject to. It is too easy, sitting on my sofa, to judge people making a living.
What really turns my stomach is the lack of respect for living creatures which is shown in this video.

[Stefan-A]

I can only say that I can't comment on the subject much further without starting a very heated debate on the subject of animal rights, but the fact remains that we tend to make generalizations that we have no intentions of applying to all living organisms. Denis Leary had a very poignant rant on the subject on No Cure For Cancer.

[Gyre]

I'm a vegitarian. I watched the video, and I'm not signing the petition. Only on the basis that I don't feel I've been well informed enough, and what information I did get was very one sided.

I don't think that eating meat is wrong, I think that the way it's harvested, (as in the case, seemigly,) is. I have friends who are farmers, who raise and slaughter their own animals. We bred rabbits when I was young, killed and ate them. I think it's natural and I'm only vegitarian at the moment because I'm not harvesting or raising my own meat.

I agree with Thamnophis, the lack or respect is sickening. This obviously, is out of balace.

Hannah

[drache]

I don't really object to killing animals for food per se.
After reading the posts here, I did end up watching enough of the video to see that they're not killing these animals fast enough. That's what's bothering me most - the living animals being treated so cruelly.

[abcat1993]

I stopped watching it. I've seen stuff like that before, just on how they get the dolphins you swim with in Mexico.

[adamanteus]

Does anyone know why a Killer Whales' dorsal fin always falls over to one side in captivity? When you see footage of wild Orca the fin is erect, of course.

[mikm]

hello James ... how's are my enclosures coming along, lol ?? ) ... seems you may have stumbled upon a "hot" topic >>>


6.A recent survey of killer whales off the coast of New Zealand documented that 23% of males had bent dorsal fins.

The drooping dorsal debate

[adamanteus]

Originally Posted by mikm

hello James ... how's are my enclosures coming along, lol ?? )

They'll be in the post by the weekend!!

[Gyre]

Originally Posted by adamanteus

Does anyone know why a Killer Whales' dorsal fin always falls over to one side in captivity? When you see footage of wild Orca the fin is erect, of course.

It's purely depression. Though, very old males (males have the tall, straight fins, whereas females have the short, sickle shape) will sometimes flop over too, but not long before they die of old age.

.. I had to write a report on it, so it's still fresh in my mind.

[Thamnophis]

Very old males tend to have trouble getting him straight up and keeping him there