I Beg

I BEG, PLEAD, CHALLENGE, What ever it takes to get you to take the 80 mins to watch this. And when you are done watching, to pass it along to as many people as you can.
 
 

A Fall From Freedom from OdyseeTV on Vimeo.

Its Been to Long

I apologize for being so silent lately. To be honest it was nice having a little break from all the heartache. Unfortunately it didn't last long enough. Scott West with Sea Shepherd has returned to Taiji in the past couple days, only to discover that they continue to kill. When he arrived at the Cove he discover 50-80 Pilot whales trapped in nets with no way out. When morning arrived they started killing them by 5's. This is horrible and my heart breaks for this family.
I just don't get how these men that live in a country that just went through a horrific natural disaster could continue to be so greedy and have absolutely no compassion.

Well Japan the world has shown you compassion by helping out your country during this horrible time. Don't you think its about time you show a little compassion yourself.


I would also like to address something that someone brought to my attention yesterday by an anonymous comment. I posted a blog a while ago regarding the earth quake and tsunami in Japan. I was contemplating going to Japan to help victims of the tsunami. I have many supporters of my trip to Japan, and simply posted that blog for everyone that has donated to me. I wanted input. I have had only one complete stranger donate to me and the rest have been Family and friends. I am not sure if ANONYMOUS was the donor that I have never met, but I assure you that my number 1 mission is to help stop the slaughter of dolphins and help conserve our oceans. Please feel free to contact me by my personal e-mail if you have any concerns about my mission. I would be happy to talk to anyone and everyone! neyney23@comcast.net

Just an FYI. I have deleted that post because this person is right it is not fair to those whom have donated, for me to think about doing anything else other then trying to put a stop to the slaughter. I am just a very compassionate person and sometimes that makes me think to fast and make wrong decisions.



Please take a few moments today and call a few Embassies and Consulants. Ask them politely to stop the slaughter, tell them your concerns about the high levels of mercury, and possible radiation.

Seal Slaughter

My passion is not just for dolphins and whales, it is for the oceans and every living thing that keeps it alive. The dolphin hunt may have ended for the season in Taiji and the Whales in the southern sanctuary are safe for now, but seals are being clubbed to death in Canada.

Hundreds of thousands of harp seal pups are in danger of being slaughtered. It’s the largest slaughter of marine mammals in the world. And this is done for there fur.
I am disgusted and appalled that anyone would want to design something or wear anything that is made of fur. Once again human GREED and SELFISHNESS.

Please take a minute and sign this :Petition





This is a short list of some of the designers that use seal fur.
Gucci
Annika Heinadottir
Birger Christensen
Prada
Dolce & Gabbana



How would anyone harm these babies.

The Fight

The Dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan has come to an end a month early. Captain Paul Watson and his crew on the Sea Shepherd forced the Japanese whalers to end there hunt 6 weeks early. This is all fantastic news. I believe these are all great strides to end these atrocities for good. As these end, The Canadian Seal Slaughter has begin, Shark fining is still happening and Dall's Porpoises are still being harpooned of the coast of Japan. My point is that horrible things are still happening all around us and we must keep fighting for our Oceans.

I think often about my children's futures. What is this world going to be like when my grandchildren are growing up. Will man still be as destructive, or will man be working together to conserve whats left.
Everyone needs to stand up and fight. Its not only about loving animals and believing they have a right to live, Its about this earth we all share with them. Find your passion and fight hard for it. If you choose to sit around and do nothing you might as well look at your children and apologize for not fighting for there future. A little girl once said "If you don't know how to fix it, Stop breaking it"
I'm can't remember the little girls name but she gave an amazing speech and the quote sticks in my head.

As I continue my fight for ocean conservation, I also will continue to fight for Lolita's freedom. If you do not know Lolita's story I will post a video at the bottom of this post about her life. Lolita has been performing for 41 years at the Miami Seaquarium. Her tank by law is WAY to small. She has no other orcas with her. Orcas are very social creatures and need the company of another. My heart aches for Lolita.

This past week Lolitas show has been canceled. They say its becuase she has a infected tooth. This could kill her. She has been the longest living Orca in captivity. She has made the Seaquarium millions. She deserves to be free. Her family still resides in the Puget sound. A sea pin has already been purchased, Scientist and Marine biologist all agree Lolita can be set free. A million dollars has been offered for her, but turned down. And As I type this Activists are trying to raise 3 million for her freedom. Please Join the fight for Lolita.

Whats going to make the Difference.

So last night I read all the Q&A's with Rick O'berry. And In my opinion I agree with a lot he had to say. I do believe that we have to change the hearts of the Japanese citizens. We have to educate them on what is happening. Most of them are not even aware of what is happening. I don't believe boycotting them is the answer. We have to keep in mind that there are only a hand full of men that do these horrible things in Japan.

When I go to Japan I want to win the hearts of many Citizens. I do not want to go there and disrespect them in any way. Now If I come face to face with the fishermen that will be another story. I want them to know that as a citizen of this earth, I have an opinion on what is happening to our oceans. Japan plays a huge role in the depletion of our oceans. They need to be educated not disrespected.

I have said it before and I will say it again. Anyone that is making an effort to change this has my respect. I may not always agree with there tactics but everyone has a right to do things there way. We can all agree to disagree and still have respect for one another.
If you ever question why people are fighting this please watch this Video

My Plans

Lately my mind has been spinning. I want to bring something new to Japan. My plans so far for my week in Japan are.

* Talk to as many Japan Citizens as I can.
* I am going to put together some sort of pamplet to hand out in Airports, Train stations and on the streets.
* I would love to hand out copies of "The Cove".

I am going to Taiji to be a voice for all the people that cannot make the trip them selves. I want to represent all the compassionate people that care about our Ocean friends. So if you have any Ideas or things that you would like me to accomplish while I am there, Please post a comment or email me directly at. Neyney23@comcast.net

Keep in mind that I will not break the law, I am going at this with as much respect toward Japan. I believe the Change has to come with in Japan. Yes outside pressure is going to help the Japanese people open there eyes and help change there mind, But it all should be done respectfully.

Please also ocnsider donating to my trip. Even if its just a Dollar. I am planning a bake sale, Yard sale and silent auction. All of this will happen in the spring. So if you have Items that you can donate for any of these that would be greatly appreciated as well. Thank you so much for all the support, And a HUGE THANK YOU to the wonderful and caring people that have already donated.

Who Would of Thought

Who would of thought that there is so much drama in the activist world.
Lately I have been seeing a lot of jabs and stabs between conservation groups and even individuals on facebook. I know drama is apart of just about anything you are involved in, but I think it should stay between the individuals involved.

We are all fighting for the same thing! I am a huge supporter to anyone who is trying to make a difference. I don't believe any idea that anyone comes up with to help the cause is a bad one, be it new or old. I have read that calling the embassies won't work. I believe that calling is a huge part of whats going to make the Japanese Government change. Like I said I don't think there is a bad idea or tactic.

Please people if you have a beef or are angry with anyone else, be an adult take it up with them personally. Do not post hateful comments on your status or write public notes. Don't try and turn anyone against anyone else. Its childish!!!!
We don't have to like everyone, but if that's the case don't bully them to death, don't be friends with them on facebook and PLEASE have the balls to confront them directly and privately.

Being an activist is tuff enough. Between outside critisism and all the horrible things that we have to see and fight for, The last thing we need to worry about is each other. Who is going to take us serious if there is a constent battle raging between everyone. Please be respectful to each other regardless of your beliefs.

No Holding Back

Lately I find my self so angry. So I am warning you now, This blog will have bad language. I have been holding back because I don't want to offend my readers. But now I have realized that I started this blog to share my feelings. So if i am holding back i am not being truthful. If you know me then you know that I can be your best friend, I am loyal and I can Love very passionately but I also am very blunt, Pushy, Bitchy and I don't really care what people think of me.

I am absolutely fucking disgusted. In the past few days I have watched Shark Water and Gordan Ramsay's journey to find out the truth about shark fining. I just can't understand why these idiots who consume shark fin soup and kill these sharks for there fins don't get the horrible impact this is causing. They have to be the dumbest people on the planet. How fucking greedy can you be, This is effecting the whole planet.

Sharks are the top predator of the oceans. What will happen when there are none left?
I don't care what fucking country you live in or how you were raised. You can not be stupid enough not to know the impact of shark fining.

While watching Gordan Ramsay he interviewed a family while they were eating a bowl of shark fin soup. He asked them if they cared where the fins come from. They said No and they didn't really care. SELFISH< IGNORANT< GREEDY STUPID STUPID PEOPLE!!! And that's putting it mildly. If you consume Shark fin soup you are en charge of killing this earth. You have earths blood on your hands. You are affecting the hole world by your ignorant greed. I am pissed because you are making my future, my kids future, and there families future look VERY VERY GRIM.

I also can't understand how people can sit on there ass's and not do anything about this. You don't have to be an animal activist to do something. Write a god damn letter, do some research. Most people are so stuck in there own little la la land that they don't give a shit as long as its not affecting them. WAKE UP people it is affecting you and will continue to do so if we all don't try to do something.

For some more info please visit:SAVING SHARKS

The Shark population has dropped 90% in the past 10 years. We will be lucky if there are anymore sharks left at all in the next 10.

Murder

40+ striped dolphins were driven into the cove.
Every day around 2:30 I know that any minute now I am going to find out the fate of the dolphins in Taiji. If we are lucky the boats are all still docked in the harbor. When we are not so lucky is when the cove guardians see the boats in formation.
Each and every time I read that they are driving a pod in, My heart sinks. It is very hard for me to focus on anything other then the dolphins. This time was no different. Throughout the evening I repeatedly check facebook trying to find out whats going on. But each time is the same. These men are heartless and very cruel S.O.B's.
These men claim to kill the dolphins humanly and say they die quickly. What a crock of shit. The video below shows exactly the truth. I got completely sick to my stomach after watching this.


These Men have no conscious or heart. These men say that dolphins are just fish to them. There is NO doubt in my mind, they no the truth. They know how intelligent they are, they know that this dolphins are way smarter then them (OBVIOUSLY). They continue to do this for GREED. They probably think doing this makes them look tough or proves there man hood. Well this may be true to some of the Japanese people, But to the rest of the world they look like complete SICK, HEARTLESS PRICKS. Karma will hit them like a brick wall some day, and I hope very soon.

Oceans

Not only do I feel empowered to help save our oceans, I feel Obligated. And I believe everyone should feel the same way. If you don't do something you are contributing to the death of our oceans and to the death of this earth.

The Ocean takes up 2/3 of this earth and 80% of life comes from the oceans. The Ocean is the heart of this earth, it is the pulse that keeps us all alive. With out it there would be nothing.

Scientist have report over 400 dead zones in the ocean. That equals roughly 95,000 sq miles. That is roughly the size of New Zealand. That is an astonishing amount.
And this is just the beginning can you imagine how many have not been discovered. A dead zone is an area of ocean that has little to no oxygen for most marine life.

What causes dead zone?
Pollution! Fertilizers that are being washed into the oceans. This is just a small part in the depletion of our oceans.

Man has become so greedy that we are rapidly killing the oceans. Here are some facts on the over consumption of the oceans by man.
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* Over 100,000,000 million sharks are killed each year just for there fins. In some coastal towns the population of sharks has depleted so much so that they are killing small sharks that have not even hit a mature breeding age.

Most of these sharks are caught illegally using long lines. Not only are they killing sharks at a rapid rate, but turtles, sailfish,etc... and even birds
are being killed in these long lines. So much is being wasted! After the sharks fins are cut of they are thrown back in the ocean to die a slow and painful death.

People who consume shark fin soup believe that sharks do not get sick or get any diseases. And by consuming it they to will have good health and be less likely to get cancer or any other terminal disease. This is very far from the truth. Sharks get sick just like any other fish and yes they even get cancer.

Sharks are a huge part of the oceans. Most sharks have been around for 65 million years. Its amazing what man can do to sharks in a remarkably short amount of time.

Please take the time to watch Sharkwater.

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*Japan kills roughly 23,000 cetaceans a year. Ever since the award winning documentary "The Cove" came out no one really new about what was happening there.
A group of fishermen (BASTARDS) kill roughly over 2000 Dolphins a year in the cove.
Some of these species includes:
BOTTLENOSE
STRIPED
SPOTTED
RISSO


In the Cove Dolphins are also ripped from there family to live a miserable life of slavery, performing for food just for our entertainment. They do not belong in captivity.

Japan also hunts Dall's Porpoises. It is the largest hunt of any whale, dolphin or porpoise species in the world.
15,000 Dall’s porpoises are killed each year in a hand harpoon hunt that has been repeatedly described by the IWC’s Scientific Committee as “clearly unsustainable”.

Dolphins are Highly intelligent, self aware and sentient beings. They are know to save the lives of humans and have extended nothing but friendship towards man. They deserve respect.

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*Blue fin Tuna in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea are nearing extinction. Because of over fishing. A quota of 32,000 tons has been set for blue fin tune in the Atlantic, But it is believed that that quota has been violated buy at least 50%.

•Overfishing with hi-tech commercial fishing fleets and rampant illegal fishing will make the blue fin populations vanish from Mediterranean waters. They are in great danger.
•The blue fin tuna fishing were traditionally caught with traps. Currently, purse seines are used instead and then the fish are transferred to tuna farms in cages to be fattened up.
•They are caught with purse seines, long lines, troll lines, and trap nets. Sometimes harpoons, hand lines, pole-and-line, and nets.

Because of some of these fishing methods a lot of Bycatch is thrown back to sea.
The term “bycatch” is usually used for fish caught unintentionally in a fishery while intending to catch other fish. Again a lot of waste being thrown back.

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Seal Hunt

Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, as well as Namibia, the Danish region Greenland, Norway. Canada's largest market for seals is Norway.

Baby Seals roughly 12-14 are killed for the fur coats.
90% of sealers on the ice floes of the Front (east of Newfoundland), where the majority of the hunt occurs, use firearms.[29]
A hakapikAn older and more traditional method of killing seals is with a hakapik: a heavy wooden club with a hammer head and metal hook on the end.
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The Faroe Islands:

Whaling in the Faroe Islands has been practiced since about the time of the first Norse settlements on the islands. It is regulated by Faroese authorities but not by the International Whaling Commission as there are disagreements about the Commission's competency for small cetaceans. Around 950 Long-finned Pilot Whales are killed annually, mainly during the summer. The hunt is called The Grind.

Boats drive in huge pods of pilot whales close to the waters edge. Men standing by waiting for them to be close enough run into the water and start stabbing, slashing and brutally killing them.
Most Faroese consider the hunt an important part of their culture and history. Animal-rights groups criticize the hunt as being cruel and unnecessary. As of the end of November 2008 the chief medical officers of the Faroe Islands have recommended that pilot whales no longer be considered fit for human consumption because of the levels of toxins in the whales.
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Many of these practice are considered tradition. Well I say screw tradition. Tradition can no longer be an excuse, not when the future of our ocean is at stake. We all must come together and start living sustainable lives.


This is all just the beginning of how we are killing our oceans. In my eyes these practices are inhumane and unsustainable.
We can only change this by having Knowledge of it and educating those who do these horrendous things. Laws need to be made to protect our oceans.