Video is a powerful medium for trying to shape opinion and emotion, a point that is made by two videos which I came across this morning.
One, from Marineland Canada, aims to convince the public that allegations of animal cruelty at Marineland are false.
The other, from a group of citizens dedicated to trying to end the Taiji dolphin hunts, aims to mobilize public opinion against captivity and Taiji.
It’s interesting to see them both together. What strikes me is that the anti-captivity side has more powerful material to make their case.
Here’s Marineland’s argument in favor of captivity and the way Marineland does business:
And here’s the argument against captivity, and the way in which the Taiji dolphin hunt is connected:
The Earthist Chronicles 