Update: Japan Stops Dolphin Slaughter

It turns out, movies can make
a difference. Richard O'Barry, the dolphin trainer turned dolphin activist
who is the central character in the documentary The Cove, announced this
yesterday:

Today is September 1st,
the first day of the dolphin slaughter season in Japan. But when I arrived
today by bus from Kansai Airport with media representatives from all over
the world, the notorious Cove from the movie was empty. There were no dolphin
killers in sight.

…And as I was talking
with the police, as the international journalists stood around listening,
suddenly a camera crew arrived from Japan! And then another! And then still
another!

You have to understand
that this is SO IMPORTANT. These TV stations have REFUSED to cover the
story in Taiji for years and years. NOW, for the first time, they have
shown up, with cameras rolling.

Read Ryan Bradley's previous post about the film, and its filmmaker,
here.