Rescue The Dolphins

I fed my first dolphin when I was seven years old at SeaWorld in San Diego, CA. Ever since that experience, I’d been learning about dolphins, the magnificent creatures of the ocean kingdom. Such intelligence do they have; they use their echolocation to communicate with other dolphins, find food and form bonds with humans. They’re also known to protect us when in trouble with sharks or shipwrecks. They use their strong noses to fight off sharks, which can hurt them. It’s a warning to them they should leave their friends alone. Not only can a dog be a man’s best friend, but also a dolphin can be a man’s best friend.

Years later, I discovered that there are some countries who eat dolphins, instead of forming bonds with them. In Japan, fishermen capture many dolphins for meat. They consider themselves fishermen because they’re out at sea looking for food. The truth is, they’re not fishermen. They’re whalers! Whaling is totally different from fishing. Whaling is hunting whales for meat, oil and bones. Fishing is only hunting for fish. Whales are NOT fish, and fish are NOT whales.

I was horrified to see dolphins treated cruelly by fishermen who aren’t even fishermen. I saw it on the news. I also saw American actress Hayden Panettiere trying to stop the slaughter. As a marine conservationist, she came all the way to Japan to save these creatures. The Japanese whalers viciously fought her off, including the others who were in support of saving the dolphins. While she was forced to go back to shore, she cried in tears of horror, sorrow and anger. She just couldn’t bear seeing innocent creatures being slaughtered for the selfish deeds of the world. I was impressed and amazed by her courageous effort. Even though she couldn’t save all of them, she was a hero. Still is today.

Still, the slaughter of the dolphins continues. They don’t deserve this. They only deserve to live long happy lives where there are love, respect and compassion. THEY ARE NOT FISH! THEY ARE MAMMALS! Mammals have lungs and their tails move up and down. Humans don’t have tails, but their arms and legs move up and down when they’re swimming. Fish have gills and their tails move side-to-side. Dolphins are whales! NOT FISH!

As an animal rights supporter, I will fight for the animals that are treated with cruelty and misery. That includes marine animals like the dolphins. No matter how often I get laughed at, mocked at for foolishness, beaten for a crime I never committed, and what others think of me whether I’m crazy or a hero, I will never leave the dolphins defenseless while they’re about to be slaughtered for oils and bones. I will never stop fighting. No matter how long it takes, I won’t stop fighting. Save them! Save the dolphins!