Six Japanese Theatres to Show "The Cove"

Freedom of speech made progress in Japan this week as six theaters stood their ground and agreed to start showing "The Cove" movie beginning July 3. Several cetacean species stand to benefit from a rise in public awareness about dolphin slaughter in Japan's village of Taiji: more than 20,000 bottlenose dolphins, pilot whales, porpoises and Risso's dolphins are routinely slaughtered for meat and sold to the Japanese public or captured for use in aquariums.

Ric O'Barry, who trained dolphins for the television series 'Flipper," is campaign director for Save Japan Dolphins, featured in the film. He and his team of activists have been at this for years and are making great progress, but they still need our help. According to O'Barry, most of the Japanese public isn't aware of the brutal slaughter in Taiji.

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