Making a conscious choice takes a lot of re-training. Most of the western society has been brought up to have a meat and potatoes dinner - 1/3rd meat and 2/3rds carbs/veggies. We pretty well have to trash that whole training mode and start thinking protein is protein not protein is only meat - dead animals. Many celebrations that have happened around the world had a very abnormally large turkey or chicken at the front of their table. Its not large because that is natural for that animal but because governments have allowed the use of hormones and steriods to be pumped into these animals and obtain the most money by profit per pound. Its all business just like Taiji Bay.
We all can learn from the actions of Taiji where their business is to drive in dolphins, sell some to captivity as orphans because the rest are killed for food. Now yes these are wild animals and some would say that at least the government and/or corporations have not touched them with their hormones and steriods so they are the best to eat. However with the other government actions of allowing corporations to pollute around the world this has poisoned the world of water where the dolphins live. The mercury that has entered the food chain has saturated the predators of the sea with mercury that sometimes the female dolphins first off spring dies from breast feeding and intaking a very high amount of mercury. Mercury is a very dangerous element to humans and nonhuman beings on this planet.
A full year is almost done - 2010 - and everyday somewhere worldwide a person is becoming triggered for change. I say triggered because I know that everyone out there has a trigger to open their eyes and mind to the feelings of the animals. My trigger was the movie sharkwater and this year alone I have met over 40 people that were triggered by the movie "The Cove" because it went International. So as we make our way to the beginning of 2011 we can all take that trigger to a new level. By changing our own diets to cancel out cruelty from animals to the environment since they come hand in hand majority of the time.
In 2011 you can make a resolution to think and choose consciously with everything you buy and support. Every dollar spent to buy a product and/or animal supports the way it was made or raised. When your mind is alive once again it can see the darkness that hides behind the blanket of the packaging at your grocery store or retail store. Even in Taiji they mislabel the dolphin meat to read fish and/or whale. We have to force the governments to speak for the people and not bow down to the corporations that are dictating what we want as consumers. It is a tough path to follow but positive change takes effort that is rewarding and I believe making a wise consumer is worth it!
You can see my action of 2010 here - Artist for the Ocean 2010
Stay positive its the only energy that the darkness cannot extinguish!
The next and final event I have coming up is January 8th in Hamilton at the 3rd floor of Bizclip on #327 King Street West with the band AdvertEyes and Vegan Food cooked by a chef. You can view more details here: FACEBOOK R.S.V.P.
Please contact your closest Japanese Embassy/Consulate and let them know you do not approve and want the dolphin slaughter to stop: Stop The Slaughter
Bob Timmons
Future Cove Guardian
http://www.bobtimmons.org/
http://thecoveguardian.blogspot.com/
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It was a couple of years ago that I first learned about Taiji Bay aka "The Cove" when I did a painting that I called "The Rising Sun Exposes The Guilt". Now I have an opportunity to do more and this is becoming a "Cove Guardian" with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in Taiji Bay, Japan.
I have started to organize ways to raise some money and awareness about this decision I have made and you can donate and share on facebook, , Paypal (timmons.animal.artist@gmail.com)
I'm glad you finally made it, Bob. Thanks for the great articles, too.
ReplyDeleteI'm not there yet :) less than 2 weeks!
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