Watson throws O’Barry under the bus
Ric O’Barry of the Dolphin Project arrived at Narita
Airport, Tokyo, Japan, and was quickly detained by immigration authorities. The following is from Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin
Project website:
“Officials also accused him of
making “The Cove” movie, as well as being related to Sea Shepherd, an
anti-poaching organization. O’Barry has denied both accusations.”
The operative word is “denied.” Mr. O’Barry denied any relationship with Sea
Shepherd and the movie The Cove. Acting
quickly to exploit Ric O’Barry’s detention, Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd wrote
the following in part on his Facebook page:
“Ric O’Barry has been there also,
in fact he first came to Taiji with the Sea Shepherd crew in 2003 and when he
returned with the production crew of The Cove a couple of years later, he did
the practical thing and renounced his association with Sea Shepherd and we of
course understood why he had to do so.
In 2003, two Sea Shepherd
volunteers cut a net and released 16 dolphins back to the sea for which they
were arrested and held for a month before being released upon payment of an
$8,500 U.S. fine which was only about $500 per freed dolphin, so not really a
bad deal. Sea Shepherd was told not to return to Taiji and we were told that
even wearing a Sea Shepherd shirt would be reason for expulsion.”
Ric O’Barry being detained by Japanese authorities denies
Sea Shepherd or The Cove affiliation and Paul Watson quickly writes oh yes he
did. Not only that, then Watson points
out that during that year O’Barry was part of Sea Shepherd in Taiji, it was
during that affiliation Japanese law was broken and some engaged in
vandalism. Watson in essence was
attempting to provide more information for the Japanese authorities to deport O’Barry
from Japan.
This is an excellent example of what a despicable person
Paul Watson is. Here is Ric a fellow so-called
“animal welfare” advocate in detention facing deportation and Watson aims to
assist in his deportation. Apparently
there is no honor among Watsons.
Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project, along with Paul Watson’s Sea
Shepherd Cove Guardian descends upon Taiji, Japan to “document for the world”
the dolphin activity that takes place there.
While at the same time seeking donations from people around the world to
support their “save the dolphin” activities.
There is where one can find the burr in Watson’s saddle.
O’Barry’s Dolphin Project is seen by Watson as a competitor to
their fund raising. The money raised by
the Dolphin Project belongs to Sea Shepherd, if Ric O’Barry and company were
not in Taiji. With Sea Shepherd it is
all about money, first, foremost, and only.
The dolphins are only used as props to get compassionate people to part
with their money.
For a few years Sea Shepherd’s Cove Guardian team leader was
a lady named Melissa Sehgal. On Melissa’s
Facebook page she wrote the following:
“I am a professional Animal
Communicator and Psychic Medium, able to bridge the gap of communication
between Humans and Animals and the Living and Deceased. As an Animal Advocate,
I travel worldwide fighting against animal cruelty.
A true voice for the voiceless :-)”
According to her Facebook page Melissa has the ability to
communicate with animals “living and deceased.”
Why then did not Melissa use this communication gift to tell the
dolphins to swim away from Taiji? When
the captured dolphins where held behind nets in Taiji waiting to be either
harvested or shipped to marinas how come Melissa did not communicate to the
dolphins to jump over the nets or swim under the nets to freedom? Those nets are reportedly only around three
feet deep.
There could only be one answer: The dolphins were worth more to Sea Shepherd
being captured, then harvested and / or shipped around the world. It was in this activity Sea Shepherd’s videos,
photographs, and live-streaming brought in the money from people around the globe. See it is all about money and not about
saving dolphins. They had a person with
an ability to assist in freeing the dolphins and selected not to exercise that
talent.
Watson’s miserable behavior has caused many one-time Sea Shepherd
members to abandoned ship in disgust.
Members of the Faroe Islands land crew switched sides and started
feeding the Faroese information. Scott
West and family abandoned ship. A number
of his fleet members assisted Ady Gil in his legal action against Sea Shepherd.
Compared that to how many people who have abandoned Ric O’Barry’s
group. If any have, none have come
forward.
Sea Shepherd with Paul Watson at the helm is a discredited
band of “pirates” as labeled by a United States Federal Court and “eco-terrorists”
as labeled by the United States FBI. He
is a man wanted on three continents racking up multiple lawsuits causing
one-time loyal members to abandoned ship.
Yep, that sounds like a man reputable people would want to follow ------
don’t think so.
Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project page concerning his detention:
Cosplay Watson’s Facebook page about Ric O’Barry:
Related article:
Photograph of Ric O’Barry with three others receiving an
Academy Award for “The Cove:”
Photograph of Ric O’Barry with criminal cosplay Watson of
Sea Shepherd:
Melissa Sehgal’s Facebook page:
Link to Texas Daddy store:
1 comment:
Thank you for exposing what I have been telling people for years. These guys post these bloody videos to pull on the heart strings of people to get the Money. When I questioned Ric O'Barry he ran like the wind to get away from me when I asked him "what do you do with all the money you raise" his answer " I save dolphins overseas. Many organizations like PETA do the same thing. PETA kills more cats and dogs than anyone knows while their president makes millions. This is exactly on point and I thank you for writing it.
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