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Pub. Date
[2015].
Description
Many families view animal welfare as a priority, evacuation and sheltering preparations and responses must account for animals. Interviews with emergency management professionals and animal shelter personnel show how state and local agencies are using lessons learned Colorado's natural disasters to be prepared to evacuate and shelter animals during emergencies.
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"All odds were stacked against the pit-bulls rescued from quarterback Michael Vick's dogfighting ring. Forced to fight for their lives, they were considered so dangerous many wanted them euthanized. But no one could have predicted how the dogs would change the lives of those who risked everything to save them. Featuring the life-saving work of Best Friends Animal Society"--Container.
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Adapted from the beloved literary classic, this film is the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team, and later its leader, Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in...
Description
Explores the powerful struggle of conscience experienced by several people from traditional farming backgrounds who come to question the basic assumptions of their way of life. A riveting story of transformation and healing, the documentary portrays the farmers' sometimes amazing connections with the animals under their care, while also providing insight into the complex web of social, psychological and economic forces that have led to their inner...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
When someone murders his beloved cat, Clinton, an adult child, demands justice. Taking it upon himself to solve the case, he teams up with an unlikely ally, Greta, and the two set out to find the culprit lurking in their small suburban town. But as Clinton searches for the truth, he begins to uncover a conspiracy that goes far deeper than he anticipated.
6) Okja
Series
Criterion collection volume 1133
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Mija is a South Korean girl growing up on an Edenic mountainside with her grandfather and best friend: Okja, a giant, empathetic "super pig" created as part of a secret GMO experiment. When Okja is abruptly torn away from her, Mija embarks on a perilous rescue mission that places her at the center of a sinister corporate conspiracy. While Bong's trademark virtuosic set-pieces dazzle, Okja's beating heart is the connection between a girl and her super...
Pub. Date
1997.
Description
Tropical Island Hum: A charming sing-song tale of animals who've been neglected or abused by humans ... including a frog who lost a leg to "some French guys." Tuesday: Offers the fantastical vision of jubilant frogs on flying-carpet lily pads, floating merrily along on their nocturnal adventure, entering the homes of unsuspecting humans and, just as quickly, hopping to earth again as their magical night gives way to sunrise. Rupert and the frog song:...
9) Animal farm
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
A group of farm animals successfully revolt against their cruel human owner, only to be enslaved anew by the unscrupulous pig Napoleon, whose slogan is "all animals are equal but some animals more equal than others."
10) Mighty Joe Young
Pub. Date
1949.
Description
Mighty Joe Young is a 15-foot African gorilla. His best friend and protector is Jill Young. Against her better judgment, Jill allows Joe to be brought to the States as a nightclub attraction. He later breaks loose and goes on a rampage.
11) Shiloh 2
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
In this sequel to Shiloh, Marty risks everything to turn an enemy into a friend, but it's Shiloh that teaches Marty about kindness and forgiveness when he heroically saves the life of the man who mistreated him.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Disc 1. Side A. Flipper (90 mins.): Sandy is distraught when, having saved Flipper's life by pulling out a spear, his father insists the dolphin be released. Side B. The amazing panda adventure (84 mins.): On a trek into the lush bamboo forests, Ryan is unexpectedly separated from his father. With the help of a young Chinese girl, he aims to bring to safety a baby panda that he's boldly taken away from heartless poachers.
Disc 2. Sida A. Shiloh (92...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Canine Soldiers explores the experience of going to war with a Military Working Dog, trained to find bombs before they can kill or maim soldiers. The film ultimately speaks to our co-evolution with canines and raises the ethical question: Is using a sentient being in conflicts that involve violence ever justifiable?
16) Shiloh
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Based on the novel by Newbery Award-winning author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor about a boy who rescues a mistreated dog from its owner.
17) Sharkwater
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Driven by a passion fed from a life-long fascination with sharks, filmmaker Rob Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthursty monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.
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