The killing Cove

Melissa Shaw, Emiley Day, Lauren Filip, Maureen Kennedy

Overview:

The documentary film, The Cove, utilizes the rhetorical appeal of

pathos to raise awareness about the vicious

slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan.

Thesis

Evidence:

Human-Dolphin Connection

oSurfer Story

oDolphin curiosity -- Self awareness

o Communication

Dolphin Suicide:

o Ric O’Barry & Flipper

o Dolphin Depression in Captivity

o Cathy’s Suicide

The Killing Cove:

o Inhumane Killing

o “Pest Control”

o Video Clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVvvvaySE6I

“To us, it certainly amounts to what only can be described as biological

nonsense.”--- Brazilian Government representative at conference, referring to Japan’s response that dolphins and whales are pests.

Statistics:

23,000 dolphins are killed every year in Taiji, Japan.

Dolphin meat has a very high Mercury content, if consumed, mercury poison will arise.

Symptoms of Mercury poison:

• Memory loss• Loss of hearing• Loss of eyesight

(“it’s a slow killer”)

The Japanese Government was covering up the act of the fisherman killing

dolphins!

Before:

After:

In response to the documentary and all the intense pressure, Taiji called for a temporary ban of killing bottlenose dolphins.

The hunting and killing of dolphins has started up again because it brings in money for the

fishing industry!

… but …

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