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Most of us as kids had dreams of what we wanted to be when "we grow up." Mine was a veterinarian. It is all I ever thought about. It was my passion. Animals and the ocean always fascinated me. Then life happens, takes its turns and things don't always go as we planned as kids. Nevertheless, there has always been a special place in my heart for animals which leads me to my blog today.

I wanted to bring attention to a dirty little secret in Japan that was recently exposed in a documentary called "The Cove." In a fishing village called Taiji, thousands of dolphins are driven into a cove each year. The dolphins are slaughtered, their throats are slashed, and they are speared to death. Some of the dolphins are even sold to use in dolphin shows and dolphin swim programs.

I had never in my life seen such a barbaric way of humans killing animals. And what makes this all even worse is the Japanese government recently introduced dolphin/whale meat to childrens schools, even though the meat is high in mercury and is extremely toxic. The Japanese government did not even warn the Japanese people of the danger of eating this meat. The people of Japan deserve to know whats going on as it affects their families and children. The Japanese government also said it views dolphins as pests whose numbers need to be controlled. Unbelievable.

Read the rest of this blog on GlobalGrind.com to find out the 5 things you can do now and to watch the trailer for "The Cove"...