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This episode features the award-winning documentary 'From Animal Showboat to Animal Lifeboat'. This film looks at the history of animals in captivity and how their welfare had often taken a backseat to profits from entertainment. It also reveals how some zoos are trying to improve conditions for the animals and re-shape public attitudes and values toward the humane treatment of animals. Narrated by James Earl Jones.
(Documentary provided by the Detroit Zoological Association)
More investigations exposing the mistreatment of animals on factory farms. The first segment discusses the inherent cruelty of battery cage systems for egg-laying hens, gestation crates for pregnant pigs and veal crates for baby calves. Also included is an in-depth investigation of a pig farm in Utah and a video showing how chickens are raised for meat production.
(Videos provided by Farm Sanctuary, UUARC and Compassion Over Killing)
The documentary film Stray discusses the overpopulation of animals and how this leads to the large rate of euthanasia in the US. Every year over 5 million adoptable cats and dogs are killed in the US. The second investigation takes an in depth look at a puppy mill.
(Videos Provided by United Action for Animals and PETA)
The documentary 'Welcome to Taiji' exposes the largest annual slaughter of dolphins in the world where every year, over 1,000 dolphins are killed. This video documents the cruelty and exposes the connection that this slaughter has with the international dolphin trade for aquariums and water parks in the US.
(Documentary provided by One World)
This episode covers a wide variety of issues to show viewers that the mistreatment to animals is still very prevalent right here in the U.S. Beginning with a puppy mill in the U.S., the episode also shows an egg farm investigation, an undercover investigation of dog and cockfighting ring and a video about the rodeo where animals are roped, dragged and beaten for entertainment.
(videos provided by Mercy for Animals, HSUS & PETA)
This episode shows the mistreatment of animals for food by showing in-depth undercover investigations. The first investigation is of a pig farm in North Carolina and is narrated by James Cromwell. The investigation resulted in the first-ever felony indictments for cruelty to animals on a factory farm in the U.S., issued against three workers who appear in this video. In this case, all three workers were convicted for their parts in the beating and bludgeoning of pigs. The next video is narrated by Pamela Anderson and she explains the mistreatment of chickens that are raised to be food for KFC. They will typically suffer leg deformities and broken bones from being bred for quick growth.
(videos provided by Farm Sanctuary & PETA)
The documentary 'Killing for Kicks' describes how each year, millions of kangaroos are killed in what is considered the largest wildlife slaughter in the world. The episode also shows footage from this year's Canadian seal hunt, where over 300,000 seals were brutally slaughtered. Over 98% of these seals are 3 months old or younger.
(videos provided by HSUS, VIVA and PETA)
The Documentary 'Wasted Lives' describes the needless use of animals in experiments. Every year from 20-100 million animals are experimented on and killed in research labs. Using explicit lab footage, testimony from scientiists and doctors, this video makes a powerful moral and scientific argument against animal experiments.
(videos provided by BUAV and PETA)
The Documentary Wegman's Cruelty exposes an investigation of Wegman's egg farm. Over 95% of eggs in the US comes from battery cage systems similiar to the one in this video where 6 to 8 hens are packed into a small cage. The documentary tells the stories of the investigation by documenting, sick, injured and dead hens inside the battery cages. Several of the sickest animals were rescued and brought to a sanctuary.
(Documentary provided by Compassionate Consumers)
More investigations into the mistreatment that occurs when animals are raised for food. This episode exposes the conditions on an egg farm in Ohio and Pig farms throughout the country. It also includes excerpts the video 'A Day in the Life of a Massachusetts Slaughterhouse'. This video was taken in a slaughterhouse with the knowledge of the workers and reveals the mistreatment that occurs during standard operating practice at a slaughterhouse.
(videos provided by PETA, Mercy for Animals and Viva!USA) |
