Film Summary: Remember The Flipper

Ric O’Barry Imagine the ocean without fish, just a giant empty body of water. Animals have their purpose in existence. They all fit together some how in the food chain, or the circle of life. Imagine what would happen if no one stood up for these animals. What would the world be life if no one protected certain species and stood up for the life and existence of these creatures? Remember the Flipper? Flipper was a bottlenose dolphin named Kathy, her trainer, Ric O’Barry is one of the main reasons dolphins are highly protected, and to cause any danger or harm to them is illegal. For the past forty-four years of O’Barry’s life, he has been protecting and freeing captive dolphins. As the founder and director of The Dolphin Project, he has spent most of his life changing the captivity industry. Before O’Barry started freeing Dolphins, he worked in the captivity industry, which is where he trained Kathy, aka Flipper. He realized that imprisoning these creatures and then teaching them tricks for show was morally wrong, this realization came after Kathy died in his arms, which he believes was stress related. The Cove, which is O’Barrys 2009 documentary concerning the dolphin killings in Japan was his first move from trainer to activist. “People go to these places and think it’s a great experience. They pay 100 bucks. The dolphin pays with its life.” (O’Barry, Ric. “Quotation of the Day.”) He claims that there is no resemblance between the activities dolphins do in captivity to how they act in the ocean. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a decree in …show more content…
He states that “They are self-aware animals that make decisions and choices, and they are entitles to freedom of choice.” Apparently no one understands that, to them it is all about money and