K-Up

Animal Life for Children: All About Birds

Produced by Schlessinger Science Library

23 minutes

• Provides a biological and scientific understanding of birds and their life cyclescould be substituted for live bird activities in the classroom
• Loan on DVD

Grade 3-Up

Apples & Oranges

Produced by Bob Pyle

50 + minutes total

• A folksy album that is great fun and combines two grand loves: music and animals!
• Apples & Oranges is a wonderful source to introduce children to vegetarianism in a creative and light-hearted manner, and makes for a great way to 'spice up' interactive lessons and activities
• Loan on CD 

My Friends at the Farm

Produced by Farm Sanctuary

19 minutes

• Provides an age-appropriate overview of the realities of factory farming, animal slaughter, and finishes with positive and humane alternatives to animal food and clothing
• May freely broadcast on public television
• Loan on VHS

Share the World

Produced by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals

28 minutes

• Divided into four sections, this film provides a great basis for teaching about sentient creatures, responsible care, and choosing humane alternatives
• Loan on VHS or DVD
• Request a Free DVD copy from Focus on Animals 

Teens-Up

Driving Pain

Produced by Animal Protection Institute

13 minutes

• Documents the state of farmed-animal transport in the U.S. and across our borders and reveals the alarming cruelty and neglect accompanied with cross-national/international live animal transport
• Provides a greater understanding of the economic conditions that leads to industry growth
• Loan on DVD 

Hidden Suffering

Produced by Farm Animal Welfare Network (formerly Chickens Lib, UK)

27 minutes

• Takes a historical look at the domestication and use of birds, discusses the life of battery-cage hens, broiler chickens, ducks and turkeys, and finally addresses several myths propagated by the factory farming industry
• Includes positive footage of the various birds in their natural environments!
• Loan on VHS

Pig Picture

Produced by Humane Farming Association

18 minutes

• Compares pig behavior in natural settings versus factory farms and provides a case study of humane farming practices
• Loan on VHS or DVD

Story of Boris the Bull

Produced by Hillside Animal Sanctuary, UK

20 minutes

• An undercover investigation of a British farm reveals dozens of animals living in squalor and terrible suffering
• As the investigation leads to the arrest of farm owners, this film follows the rescue of Boris the bull as he fights to survive
• Loan on DVD

Young Adults-Up

Earthlings

Produced by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

95 minutes

• Narrated by actor Joaquin Phoenix and divided by what animals are raised for/how they are used: Pets, Food, Clothing, Entertainment, and Research.
• “Earthings is by far the most comprehensive documentary ever produced on the correlation between nature, animals, and human economic interests”
• Includes philosophical discussion of how human view of animals—a very poignant and compelling film!
• Loan on DVD

Factor Farming Compilation

Produced by Farm Sanctuary

70 minutes total

• Five short films and seven public service announcements on various aspects of factory farming and animal slaughter issues
• May freely broadcast on public television
• Loan on VHS or DVD
• Purchase on DVD $10

Food For Thought

Produced by KCET Video and Bullfrog Films

28 minutes

• Comprehensive film discussing the many reasons to adopt a vegetarian diet; covers human health, animal welfare, the environment, and world starvation
• Loan on VHS or DVD

Food Without Fear

Produced by The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom

12 minutes

• Comprehensive film discussing the many reasons to adopt a vegetarian diet; covers human health, animal welfare, the environment, and world starvation
• Loan on VHS or DVD

Plea for Mercy

Produced by Animals Australia

12 minutes

• Filmed as currently as Spring of 2006, this video provides an inside look at the Australian cattle and sheep live export industry, and the cruelties of slaughter in foreign countries with little-to-no animal protection laws
• Loan on DVD

The Witness

Produced by Center for Compassion Living/Tribe of Hearts Production

46 minutes

• One mans story of discovering his hidden passion for animal welfare
• Emphasis on fighting the fur industry and the move toward a lifestyle of vegetarianism
• May freely broadcast on public television--please click here for the film's terms of use
• Loan on VHS or DVD
• Purchase on DVD $20
• Available in Spanish on VHS!