LouiePsihoyos

I was hanging from a cliff in the cove in camouflage and saw a pod of dolphins circling their young to protect them and then the fishermen came and selected two for the captivity trade and slaughtered the rest. There was nothing I could do, but I said to myself, "If there is a god, let their lives not be wasted in vain." And those are the opening scenes of the covert footage in The Cove. And I'm still haunted by that today.

To be honest, it'd be for everyone in the world to see Earthlings. It's an extremely tough movie to make. It makes The Cove look like a Disney film. But once you see it, you don't have to talk about animal rights anymore, you've created advocates for nature for life.

We reduced the slaughter in Taiji by about two thirds. I sent a copy of the Japanese version of "The Cove" to every household in Taiji and every Japanese consulate in the world.

Thank you. You can visit http://www.opsociety.org/ for ways to help. There was a good post of Everything You Can Do To Stop Taiji’s Dolphin Hunt that has good ideas, too.

Aw, so nice to hear from you. I love your mom!

That's a tough one, isn't it? Kids should know that some people eat different kinds of animals in different countries -- however dolphin meat is toxic, contaminated with mercury.

I'd suggest including information about Blackfish, seeing The Cove -- but don't have your mother let you watch Earthlings. She'll hate me. I think letter writing campaigns do help. People listen to kids -- their minds aren't spoiled yet. .

And don't go to dolphin parks because they're supporting this kind of activity and animal abuse.

Thanks for your question!