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Film: The Elephant in the Living Room
Documentary about exotic animals kept as pets, including information about the inadequacy of legal regimes governing this practice and the dangers presented.
Animals as Companions, Animals in Entertainment
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Film: Blackfish
This influential documentary chronicles the story of Tilikum, an orca who was held in captivity by SeaWorld and who killed several people while there. The film offers close consideration of the...
Animals in Entertainment, Aquatic Animals
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Jo-Anne McArthur
Images taken by a photojournalist in over 20 countries depicting animals held in zoos and aquaria. With contributions from Virginia McKenna, Lori Gruen, and Ron Kagan.
Animals in Entertainment, Art
Film: Tyke: Elephant Outlaw
Documentary depicting the life and death of a circus elephant who went on a rampage in Honolulu in 1994, killed her trainer in front of thousands of spectators and died in a hail of gunfire.
Animals in Entertainment
The Dogs of Avalon: The Race to Save Animals in Peril
Laura Schenone
Chronicles the story of Irish activist Marion Fitzgibbon, focusing on her embrace of the cause of the racing greyhound, exposing worldwide abuse and death and bringing together people around the world...