Who’s watched The Cove? I rarely watch movies, or pay that much attention to them, as I’m always so busy on Black Velvet, and other stuff (like SaveAScream, and of course dayjob work) so for some reason I’d missed out on The Cove when it first came out. I also never ever go to the cinema. When a movie is out that I want to watch, I either wait until it eventually lands on terrestrial TV, or I buy the DVD. If it’s an animal rights related one I usually buy the DVD.

So last month someone on my friend’s list of Facebook mentioned The Cove. I googled it and watched the trailer on the official site. It looked worth buying so I went to ebay and found a copy. After a slight hitch in getting it (the first copy seemed to have gotten lost, so I had to email the seller and they sent a second one), it finally arrived yesterday. I’ve just sat down and watched it.

Incase you don’t know, it’s a documentary about the dolphin entertainment/food industry. It sees Ric O’Barry, who captured and trained five dolphins on the famous ’Flipper’ TV programme in the 60’s, now as an activist, setting out to uncover the dark secrets behind this horrid industry. A team goes to Taiji in Japan where the Japanese catch and slaughter dolphins in order to get the evidence they want to show to others.

It’s a gripping and eye-opening documentary. It’s sad in places, as you see how the dolphins are killed, leaving the sea red from their blood. It’s not too dissimilar from the Canadian seal hunt - only with dolphins.

The movie is a reminder to not support companies that include dolphins as entertainment. Don’t give your money to companies that offer you to swim with them or have your photo with them. These amazing creatures deserve to be free and not in captivity for human entertainment. And it’s interesting to hear about all the mercury in dolphin meat that is sold for food too.

If you have yet to see the film, I recommend it. Check www.thecovemovie.com for more info.