Animal care issues (movies)
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- StarsMary PickfordKing BaggotLassieDr. Crawford and his wife with their little daughter, Elsie, are at home amusing themselves with the Scotch collie puppy, Imp, when another doctor is announced and he is shown an article in a newspaper which describes the providential rescue from drowning of the doctor's child by Lassie, the mother of Imp. Lassie comes in and is admires. Two more physician's arrive and announce that they have come to try an experiment with a newly discovered anesthetic. Dr. Crawford has a guinea pig, on which the experiment is to be tried, but it is discovered the animal has died, and the men of medicine are in a quandary. It is finally decided to use Imp, the puppy, for the experiment, against the mild protest of Elsie. The puppy is placed on the operating table in the laboratory, with the mother dog in an adjoining room, apprehensive. She begs piteously for them to release her offspring. The puppy dies under the experiment and Lassie is admitted to the laboratory. The mother wails dolefully. Elsie comes on the scene and her grief over the loss of the puppy is inconsolable. The doctors are saddened, Dr. Crawford and his wife endeavoring to comfort the child. The gardener digs a grave and the sorrowing procession goes out to bury the dog. Lassie sees the grave dug, following the gardener about in a way that is almost human. She goes to the laboratory and then to the garden. She sees the clods placed over the body of her puppy and returns with the saddened physicians and the inconsolable child and then trots sorrowfully to the grave and approaches it mournfully, places her paws on it in an attitude of prayer, alone with her dead, her grief being pitiful to witness.
- DirectorDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsEverett ClarkJack MercerGus WickeBetty Boop is incensed at her farmer neighbor's cruelty to his animals. But the inventive Grampy knows how to teach him a lesson.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsVictor MaturePatricia NealEdmund GwennEnviromentalist Anne Richards goes to Washington D. C. to fight for getting legislation passed to save the last remaining sanctuary of the almost-extinct California Condor. She enlists the aid of Johnnie Adams, an engraver, and Washington's most successful party-crasher, and Steve Bennett, a lobbyist for the opposition who comes over to Anne's side.
- DirectorVictor M. GoverStarsPatrick BarrHelen ChristieIan FlemingAn incident with his son and his dog changes a professor's mind about the use of animals in his research.
- DirectorJames HillTom McGowanStarsVirginia McKennaBill TraversGeoffrey KeenThe story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.
- DirectorRobin Crichton
- DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsPeter StraussDee WallaceKathryn WalkerA female humpback whale is stranded in a small area during a storm. Fishermen of the village seek to kill the whale but a man visiting the area fights to save the whale's life.
- DirectorGlenn JordanStarsMarsha MasonBob GuntonPenny FullerAn poorly-educated house-wife fights companies polluting her hometown's water-table in up-state New York during the 1970's.
- DirectorMartin RosenStarsJohn HurtChristopher BenjaminJames BolamTwo dogs escape from a laboratory and are hunted as possible carriers of the bubonic plague.
- DirectorCarroll BallardStarsCharles Martin SmithBrian DennehyZachary IttimangnaqA government researcher, sent to research the "menace" of wolves in the north, learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the species.
- DirectorDerek MortonStarsKeith AberdeinJohn BachKevin J. WilsonMitch has an ambition of catching and selling wild horses. Unfortunately, some other men get jobs hunting deer in the same area. Because Mitch and his horses are frightening off the deer, the hunters begin to ruthlessly wipe out the horses.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsMatthew BroderickHelen HuntWillieAn Air Force pilot joins a top secret military experiment involving chimps, but begins to suspect there might be something more to the mysterious "Project X".
- DirectorJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsTchéky KaryoBart the BearYouk the BearAn orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsSigourney WeaverBryan BrownJulie HarrisThe story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
- 1984–19961h6.8 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorHarry LongstreetStarsKerrie KeaneEllen DunningMitchell LauranceA 15-year old school girl refuses to dissect a frog and sues her school district for not allowing her to do an alternative project.
- StarsJudi DenchAngie HillThe public information film by the BUAV protests against cosmetic testing on animals. "Smile" illustrates the effects of such testing on animals and, by extension, on humans: A woman makes up her face with eye shadows, cheeks with make-up, lips with lipstick. Instead of the expected result, however, she begins to show the symptoms of the animals on which her cosmetics were cruelly tested.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsJohn LithgowIsabella RosselliniJames Earl JonesAn author discovers that his missing research assistant's disappearance may be related to illegal trade in ivory tusks. He's then asked by the local inspector to help him find the poachers.
- DirectorAleksandr PetrovStarsNikolai GusarovLyubov TeplovaKostya PanovIn the outback, on the railway station there lives a family. 4th grade schoolboy Vasya Rubtsov is experiencing the death of his beloved best friend the cow. The boy remembers how they used to have a cow, how this cow fed everyone with milk and how she suffered when the calf was sold for meat.
- DirectorThomas RobsahmStarsHenrik MestadAnneli DreckerGuro SibekoA group of young political activists breaks the law to get attention to animal rights, by freeing caged animals from labs and farms during night time, leading to highly illegal sabotage actions, putting them under increasing pressure.
- DirectorSimon WincerStarsJason James RichterLori PettyMichael MadsenWhen a boy learns that a beloved killer whale is to be killed by the aquarium owners, the boy risks everything to free the whale.
- DirectorRaimo O. NiemiVille SuhonenStarsKonsta HietanenRisto TuorilaJarmo MäkinenTwelve-year-old Tommy reluctantly moves with his father from the big city to a small Lapp village - the childhood home of his mother, who has recently died. The village is close to the northernmost wildlife reserve in the world, where Tommy's father will be working on a project to release a captive lynx into the wild. The boy gradually falls under the spell of his new surroundings, and discovers that his mother was involved in protecting the local lynx, and, when his father's project fails, and the lynx is about to be sold, he decides to set it free himself. A dramatic series of events ensues, and Tommy, through his brave actions, regains the trust and respect of his family and the village.
- DirectorCarl SchultzStarsRichard HarrisJohn MichieKerry FoxGeorge Adamson fights to save Kenya's wildlife. Together with his young assistant Tony Fitzjohn, he battles to keep the animals on his game reserve, and "Kora", from dangerous poachers.
- DirectorGita MallikDavid FlamholcStarsRebecka LiljebergHanna AlströmSebastian HulthénSanna is a young girl who wishes nothing else then a very own horse. One day on her way to school she ends up in a stable where three Arabian horses is being held in quarantine. The horses are a gift from a foreign country to the Swedish government, which has decided to have them slaughtered. Sanna decides to save the black Arab stallion Sherdil and takes it to an abandon crofter's holding. Soon are not only her parents and friends looking for her, but the police and the military.
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsAnthony HopkinsCuba Gooding Jr.Donald SutherlandWhen noted anthropologist Dr. Ethan Powell, who left society to live in the jungle, is imprisoned for murder, it's up to young psychiatrist Theo Caulder to get through to him.
- Advertisement for Happy Cows. McDonald's portrays the humane slaughter of joyful animals, happy consumers, and the cheerful Ronald the clown.
- DirectorLouis FoxStarsLouis FoxMoopheus the Cow finds Leo the Pig at a family farm and informs him that corporations are taking over the way farms used to be. By taking the blue pill, Leo can remain at ease in his current situation, or by taking the red pill, Leo can see just how far the rabbit hole goes. Of course, he chooses the red pill, and so continues the spoof of "The Matrix" (1999), complete with techno music, fake motion control camera movements and completely blank environments from which gun racks (or in this case, pigs) shoot out. Seeing these animals wear sunglasses and trench coats is priceless, but the information the movie gives on factory farming is far more significant.
- DirectorSam WalkerStarsJeremy McNeillKevin HughesAdele ProctorA man is working on a gory conveyor belt and takes his tea break.
- DirectorRun WrakeA girl sees a rabbit running across a field. Thinking it would make an excellent muff, she pursues it with a knife. It escapes her, but her brother kills it. She slices it open, and out pops an animated idol that, when bothered by insects, turns them into feathers, bottles of ink, and jewels. Thinking of the riches of royalty, the boy and girl put the idol outside in a vat of plum jam and proceed to eviscerate various farm animals to draw hundreds of wasps and flies. The idol complies, and soon they've filled a bedroom with boxes of jewels. Off they go to town to trade the feathers and ink for more jam, but while they're gone, the idol is busy. Comeuppance may await.
- DirectorTate HausmanStarsLouis FoxIn this witty cartoon short, a fat supermarket clerk discusses the production process of the products we consume. The horrified customer, along with her children, flees to an organic farm.
- DirectorStefan ScainiStarsMark RendallGraham GreeneKatie StuartSimon Jackson fights to save the endagered Spirit Bear from extinction by going up against the foresting industry.
- DirectorVivian NaefeStarsMichelle von TreubergLucie HollmannPaula RomySprotte is about 12 years old and has a "gang" with her three friends Frieda, Melanie and Trude. Together the girls take Care of Sprottes grandmothers chickens. The new girl in School, Wilma, wishes to join the group, which Melanie is very unhappy about, and on top of all of that they have an on going revalisasion with a group of boys. Sprottes grandmother is planning on slaughtering the chickens! Will the Wild Chicks put Down their war with the boys? And Will they be able to save the chicken?
- DirectorAlex WeilThe rat fights for survival in the New York City subway.
- DirectorScott CardinalStarsChuck ArdezzoneScott CardinalTara Cardinal"Saints and Angels" is a compelling fictional account of an Animal Liberation cell that has been organized for one evening in order to free animals from the daily tortures of experimentation and other forms of cruelty. Actual interviews and animal liberation footage make this a great introduction to the ALF and the entire movement in general.
- DirectorTrygve Allister DiesenLucky McKeeStarsBrian CoxNoel FisherKyle GallnerA reclusive man sets out for justice and redemption when three troublesome teens kill his dog for no good reason.
- DirectorMike B. AndersonMark KirklandNancy KruseStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart tries to save the cow he raised for his 4-H club from the slaughterhouse, and in the process winds up getting accidentally engaged to one of Cletus's daughters.
- DirectorDavid DanisovszkyStarsTom CarterJoanne HildonDiana SitaruDr. Moore is a talented and respected veterinarian who saves dozens of animals every week. Mrs. Richards is a wealthy, successful businesswoman working in a factory that produces dozens of mink fur coats every week. The two meet under unusual circumstances that save many innocent lives.
- DirectorThor FreudenthalStarsEmma RobertsJake T. AustinLisa KudrowTwo kids secretly take in stray dogs at a vacant hotel.
- DirectorLouise-Marie ColonQuentin SpéguelThis poignant short film, crafted by young minds from a primary school in Liège, Belgium, unfolds the narrative of Paola, a laying hen designated as number 3651, destined for eventual freedom. The film sheds light on the dire conditions faced by animals within the expansive confines of egg and dairy industry farms.
- DirectorKris HofmannOur children are surrounded by toys and books with happy stories about animals that live peacefully on farms. In an empty children's room, a video player and a jigsaw puzzle come to life and tell the truth hidden behind a soothing picture.
- DirectorDarrell WatersDoug WatersStarsDainen WatersDarrell WatersDoug WatersManifest Destiny is a science-fiction tale that conveys humanity's desire to expand it's world... what ever the cost.
- DirectorJim-BoxDirk SoldnerIván Sáinz-PardoStarsCarmen MierJorge JuanesInes MalladaOne sunny day, children are forcefully separated from their parents, tied up, and transported in a truck to a distant location without light, food, or water.
- DirectorDenis Henry HennellyStarsJoaquin PastorRandolph MantoothSheila VandCharlie Cranehill, an animal liberator wanted for domestic terrorism, emerges from the underground to coordinate a nationwide action as his estranged CEO father tries to find him before the FBI does.
- DirectorPia MaraisStarsJeanne BalibarStefan SternGeorg Friedrich
- DirectorWill GeigerStarsBindi IrwinBeau BridgesBongo MbutumaKirra, a 12-year-old girl, discovers a baby Orca stranded in the lagoon near her grandfather's rundown seaside amusement park. She embarks on a quest to lead Willy back to his pod.
- DirectorPiercarlo PadernoStarsSara AlfieriGiulia CailottoGianni Fiorito"Aurora - The Dream of Liberation" tells the story of a girl who joins a group that frees the animals from laboratories.
- DirectorQuico MeirellesStarsMaria FlorIn a factory farm a chicken has a vision: she becomes aware of the wheels that rule her life and her destiny. Even cloistered among millions of chickens who don't share her anguish, she believes a different life is possible.
- DirectorCharles Martin SmithStarsMorgan FreemanAshley JuddHarry Connick Jr.A boy finds a dolphin that was injured in a trap. They become friends, but the dolphin needs to have its tail amputated to survive. With the help of a biologist and a prosthetics specialist, the boy tries to save the animal.
- DirectorIka SantamariaStarsRyan TesauroNoa LindbergBrent BattlesTaylor Westrom will quickly learn that to accomplish his noble mission of saving millions of animals he must confront his own boss who is linked to illegal operations with a group of veterinarians, to the point of risking his life. In trying to resolve this ordeal Miami Dade Police Captain Jodi Tucker will also have to keep an eye on detective Sanchez because of his unconventional style of applying the law. They will both try to resolve the crisis of animals and people in a life and death struggle.
- DirectorColin MessingStarsCourtney WronaColin MessingTommy PennerViolet Strawberry is willing to voice her opinions in the world, even if she is the only one in the crowd. Violet takes a stand against the excessive meat consumption in her school cafeteria, and finds love along the way.
- DirectorJérôme LescureStarsAlexandre LaignerAlice PehlivanyanJean-Pierre LoustauWhat happened, that 24th of December? This is what officer Chartier wants to find out. To understand, he will have to go back 48 hours earlier to Franck's Christmas eve. Franck is an insignificant drama-teacher by day, but also belongs to a nameless and leaderless militant organisation - the Animal Liberation Front. These characters are bound by a limitless empathy towards mistreated animals, and will have to show courage to complete a mission they have been preparing for months. Their goal is to free dogs, condemned to be sold to laboratories for the purpose of live experiments. Their philosophy: when something has gone beyond the boundaries of reason, you have to forget about what's legal, and care about what seems right. During the questioning, Franck understands that one of his fellow campaigners betrayed him.
- DirectorRobert HagendoornStarsRienus KrulJoep OlgersLiesbeth RoodA satirical tale about a contented Dutch hunting family preparing for their next expedition.
- DirectorKatrina Del MarStarsLeesaw AndalaroPalmyra DelranLaura EikoBrooklyn girl gang member Krank, after being shot in a mysterious guinea pig lab rescue incident, comes home from the hospital in a wheelchair to find her cats are gone, her mother is still insane and her gang is kicking her out. She turns to her best friend, the Mechanic, who gives her a pep talk and offers to turn her heap of crap wheelchair into a hot rod. Krank then joins the Outcasts, NYC girl gang wheel riders with a twist. The Outcasts are lead by Krash, a dyslexic cyclist who can only cycle backwards. The other girls in the gang have strange maladies such as Height Dysphoria and French Monotonism. Sparks fly between Krank and the upside-down skateboarder, Flip and clearly, Krank is ready to ride again. Meanwhile, the E. V. Ills, a violent roller derby gang led by C-Roll, tear up the track and dance the night away; the Slayers, homeless queer girl skateboarders panhandle and fish for crabs in New York City's East River; and the Full Tilts ride scooters and run numbers in the city's only Roller Disco Betting Parlor.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsDrew BarrymoreJohn KrasinskiJohn PingayakIn small-town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his Greenpeace-volunteer ex-girlfriend on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly-forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
- DirectorBrendan MaherStarsBindi IrwinToby WallaceJohn WatersWith the help of a young runaway, a feisty 14-year-old fights to keep her idyllic island home from the clutches of developers.
- StarsRay WiseJohn SloanKarynn MooreAfter a cow explodes from eating petroleum based pellets an organic farmer tries to expose America's more dubious agricultural practices.
- DirectorFatih Kizilgok
- DirectorMelanie LightStarsPollyanna McIntoshVictoria BroomCharlotte HunterPaula is imprisoned in inhuman squalor with other women; her captors abuse as resources her existence and human function. Escape on any level is hopeless as the women are condemned to lives of enforced servitude at their jailers' whims for one reason only: their milk.
- DirectorMagà EttoriStarsYves DuteilAriakina EttoriMagà Ettori
- DirectorJason PagnoniStarsEric RobertsEliza RobertsJenny HuttonOn their 2010 tour, an International Pop Star and band mates mysteriously disappear. As past and present merge, they find themselves searching for answers and fighting for more than just their own lives when a concealed industry is revealed.
- DirectorMaxime GinolinStarsMaxime GinolinPascal LacrocqHumanity, on the brink of extinction, is on trial for the consequences of its actions - represented by one man who is the defendant facing a jury of non-human animals.
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- DirectorPiercarlo PadernoStarsValeria BattainiAlessandro Zanetti
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsTilda SwintonPaul DanoAhn Seo-hyunA young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja.
- DirectorEvgeniy ArtemevStarsLeonid AnikeevRimma ChirkinaPavel GneushevSeveral well-known Russian personalities talk about the benefits of vegetarianism, animal production and ethical eating.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineStarsMarion ShillingSteve PendletonReb RussellWhen attacked by two dogs, Joe Gilmore leaves them on the desert to die. Later one of the dogs saves John Blake from drowning. Men arrive claiming the dog is killing their chickens. They want to kill the dog but John convinces them the dog's fate should be determined by a trial.
- DirectorStefan JarlStarsRobin MilldoffJohn BelindoJan Malmsjö13 year old Kim feels at home in the wilderness. One night, nature's soul appears to him in the form of an Indian, and designates him nature's protector. Kim decides to remain out in the forest and live off what nature provides. Soon, however, Kim's assignment becomes more serious. He has to try and save as many animals as he can from man's pointless killing, and he will stop at nothing.
- DirectorMats Helge OlssonStarsDavid CarradineA.R. HellquistCamilla LundénColonel Whitlock run's "The Devil's Room", a military base on a hidden island where research on biological warfare is being done under the cover of medical research.