Press release here:
Asheville, NC Long-time Asheville animal activist Leslie Armstrong and Carolina Cinemas General Manager Zika Singogo will host a special screening of the award-winning and critically-acclaimed documentary, “The Cove.”
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
DATE: Friday, August 21, 2009
PLACE: Carolina Cinemas (formerly Regal Cinemas)
1640 Hendersonville Road“The Cove” takes viewers to Taiji, Japan where under cover of night, fishermen -driven by a multi-billion dollar dolphin entertainment industry and an underhanded market for dolphin meat – engage in a secret bloody hunt.
Former Flipper trainer Ric O’Barry and filmmaker Louis Psihoyos get to the truth of what’s really going on in the cove and why it matters to everyone in the world. With the local Chief of Police hot on their trail and strong-arm fishermen keeping tabs on them, they recruited an “Ocean’s Eleven”-style team of underwater sound and camera experts, special effects artists, marine explorers, adrenaline junkies and world-class free divers. This dedicated crew carried out an undercover operation to photograph the off-limits cove, while playing a cloak-and-dagger game with those who would have them jailed. The result is a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure and arresting imagery that adds up to an urgent plea for hope.
Carolina Cinemas will donate a percentage of the ticket sales for “The Cove” during this entire weekend to Save Japan Dolphins – O’Barry’s organization that is working to stop this unimaginable slaughter of these beautiful animals.
Following the screening, there will be a discussion and question and answer event.
Furthermore, Carolina Cinemas has graciously provided space in their lobby for a display that will provide additional information about this issue and ways in which outraged movie-goers can take action to stop this senseless slaughter. This display will continue for the length of the movie’s run at the theater.
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I just got back from a weekend trip to Cherokee and Tennessee. On our way back home to Georgia we decided to stop in the town of Cherokee to give this bear exhibit and petting zoo a look. Well, I wished I would have never given my money to support such inhumane treatment of animals, and not just your regular everyday animals either. I was shocked and horrified at the confinement of such beautiful creatures. I am an animal lover and I couldn’t imagine doing something like this for a living! The exhibit was soooo tiny. They had at least 4 or 5 bears in one concrete holding cell. When I was giving them treats some of the other bears would fight the ohter for a small piece of food. The bears were sadly pacing back in forth, some of them wouldn’t even look up because they were constantly pacing in the small quarters. The bears were licking the concrete slabs for water! They kept on making a sad moaning sound when they were pacing. The bears weren’t the only ones pacing, ALL the animals were pacing in their small confinements. They had two adult tigers in what looked like a 10×20 cage with chain link fencing over the top. The tigers were pacing back and forth back and forth. The tiger kept trying to paw at the roof to get out. None of the animals were attentive like many animals we see at the zoo or in the wild…all they wanted to do was escape. Then there was the monkeys…and like the other animals they were pacing too…one of the male monkeys was constantly acting out, and one of the workers came out and said that the monkey doesn’t like men, and he acts out because of it, causing the male monkey to beat up the female monkey because he can’t get to the people. The female monkey was missing fingers, and she was hiding in the back of the cage behind another object. I looked into her eyes and felt her pain. It made my heart weep. I would have and still would do anything I can to put an end to this mistreatment. I would like to know of, if there are any, animal activist groups in the Cherokee area. I think that would be a good place to start. If anyone knows of a place I can relay my information on this issue please email me at wonderwoman_711_x@yahoo.com. Thanks!
get a life there are humans right here in asheville that need help but most of you animal lovers (more then likely PETA members) would rather take care of animals before your own kind what the hell is wrong with you people.
PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals hahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!
I think this is a great thing the movie is doing. It’s about time someone stood up for these wonderful and beautiful creatures.