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>> well, they have paid -- well, we know that ocean world casino in the dominican republic paid $154,000 for each dolphin. >> for each dolphin. >> and when we started speaking out against this, myself and the institute, we were hit with a $700 million dollar lawsuit which i'm still -- we're still dealing with, but, yeah, i think that the cap tours are the economic underpinning because the dolphin meat, the dead dolphin is worth about 4 or $500 so, yeah, capturing them and that's the hardest thing for me as a former dolphin trainer to understand. in some ways the fishermen know not what they do...

Are dealing with the fish. dolphin trainer that is you see in the movie capturing the dolphins they know better. they know they are self aware. they look them in the eye every day. they give them names. so for the life of me i can't figure out what they are doing there. >> the trainers are obviously selecting the best of them particularly the one that is look like flipper. what happens to the rest of them. what happens in the cove? >> we never knew the exact details of how they were killed. the cove is out of sight. it took some doing to photograph that covertly. that is one of the reasons the...

Oscars last week. former dolphin trainer on the 60s hit show flipper is here to tell us why he's made freeing dolphins his life's mission. [ applause ] >> mike: but, we start with a message to the president. mr. president, you're in trouble. your approval rating ares as low as 45% in some polls, majority of americans are against your push for a health care bill. you promised to focus on jobs, yet unemployment keeps rising. mr. president, you're not listening to the voices of americans if i can't convince you, i hope that maybe you will listen to skinny molly and their message for you. ♪ ♪

Economic under pinning of the slaughter. >> mike: there's a lot of money for the trainers how much? >> we know that ocean world casino in the dominican republic paid $154,000 for each dolphin. and when we started speaking out against this, myself and earth island institute, we were hit with a 700 million dollar lawsuit which we are still dealing with. but yeah, i think the captures are the economic unpinning, because the dolphin meat, the dead dolphin is worth $400, $500. that's the hardest thing for me as a former dolphin trainer to understand. in some ways the fishermen know not what they do...

Orcas that killed a trainer. in 1999 officials founded body of a man near tilly who stayed in the park after closingnd ended up in the tank and died of hypotherm y we're told tilly had taken a bite out of him. with us, the former dolphin trainer, now activist, russ. >> how are you? >> i'm all right. >> you gave them a warning? >> i sent them a letter telling them to dial it back or there would be more injuries and death and they sent me basically came on my website and told me i didn't know what he was talking about. >> well, you know -- what i can't quite understand is why it is -- somebody j...