http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k62kc07m1Dc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bE3KAuWaz8

This documentary is well made, showcases real current issues, and is both depressing and angering. With enough public knowledge an eventual change will be made. I am glad to see celebrities take a positive and proactive stance on ocean life protection and awareness. I've known about Japan's annual dolphin slaughter since I was in 2nd grade (there have been very graphic documentaries on the web for decades on this subject), the same goes for "scientific whaling research" in Antarctica that mysteriously provides whale burgers and slabs of whale flesh to the Japanese consumers in the name of "science". Norway, Denmark(Faeroe Islands) and Iceland also slaughter cetaceans in high numbers, but not on the scale of Japan. Sadly most Japanese citizens aren't even aware their country is doing this. I've been both disappointed and desensitized over the years towards the issue, but this documentary and celebrity support made me happy for a minute.

Enough international pressure should help cetacean populations recover, then we can focus on the next problems - pollution and human created hazards (driftnets, junk, overfishing). It is true that food items are culturally relative, but they needn't be endangered, contaminated, nor one of the most intelligent and kind beings on the planet when plenty of other food sources are available. Way to go Japan...

Also, I am doing art here and there, but have had too many non-internet life issues to attend to lately to post much, but to those that have been wondering where I went to, I will post in time. :D

Ciao