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    Domestic Pets, Spay & Neuter

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    Dogs, Cats & BIG Kids

    Produced by Donald Manelli & Associates, Inc.

    25 minutes

    • From the creator and producer of Mutual of Omahas Wild Kingdom comes an award-winning film for children on the how tos of proper pet handling, reading animal body-language, dealing with unknown/stray animals, and more!
    • Excellent film featuring children at the center of the learning
    • Appropriate for 4 – 8 grades
    • Loan on VHS

    Dogs, Cats & Kids

    Produced by Donald Manelli & Associates, Inc.

    25 minutes

    • From the creator and producer of Mutual of Omahas Wild Kingdom comes an award-winning film for children on the how tos of proper pet handling, reading animal body-language, dealing with unknown/stray animals, and more!
    • Excellent film featuring children at the center of the learning and the famously upbeat Wayne Hunthausen, DVM
    • Appropriate for K – 4 grades
    • Loan on VHS
    • Purchase on DVD $20

    Friends Don't Leave Friends Behind

    Produced by Esther Mechler and the Pet Savers Foundation

    3 + minutes total

    • Three public service announcements of various lengths reminding pet-owners not to leave their pets behind during disaster evacuations
    • Add your organizations contact information to the end of the PSAs!
    • May freely broadcast on public television
    • Loan on VHS or DVD
    • Purchase on VHS or DVD $10

    New Leash on Life

    Produced by Humane Society of the United

    15 minutes

    • Follows the adoption process of a stray dog rescued from the streets
    • Loan on VHS or DVD
    • Purchase on VHS or DVD $10

    Too Many Pets: A Real World Problem

    Produced by Emily Putnam and Jeff Mason

    9 minutes

    • Written and filmed by two fourth grade students, this film may be a wee bit older, but it demonstrates that one can make a difference at any age!
    • In silent, slideshow format; includes an interactive script and follow-up activities
    • Loan on VHS or DVD
    • Purchase on VHS or DVD $10

    Teens-Up

     

    Feline Neonatal Care

    Produced by Loudoun SPCA

    30 minutes

    • Hands-on, comprehensive guide to caring for new-born kittens be they domestic or born of a feral mom
    • Loan on DVD
    • Purchase on VHS $10

    New Humane Movement: Saving One Life at a Time

    Produced by Cleverkitty Creative and Kim Cady

    35 minutes

    • An uplifting film that features the No Kill Movement for companion animals, and some the movements top animal welfare leaders today
    • Discusses its successes to date, and the steps necessary to continue lessening the number of pets killed each year in animal shelters nationwide
    • Loan on DVD

    Promoting Pet Health and the Human-Animal Bond Through Effective Spay/Neuter Counseling

    Produced by Dr. Brenda Griffin and the Scott-Ritchey Research Center College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University, AL

    30 + minutes

    • Calling all veterinary students, newly practicing veterinarians, and spay/neuter focused programs.  We have a limited supply of this great film available for free distribution!
    • Designed for veterinarians to provide myth-busting spay/neuter information to cliental in a non-judgmental manner, and excellent for anyone striving to promote spay/neuter efforts
    • Email eduassist@nhes.org to inquire about receiving a free copy 

    Rescue Me: a dogumentary

    Produced by Innerstace Productions/Storie Productions/Stacy Schoolfield

    30 + minutes

    • Follows the staff, volunteers, and animals of an Austin , TX , animal shelter where over 20,000 cats and dogs were surrendered in 2005 and only 9% find homes
    • Heartbreaking and Heart-warming personal stories of from those whom work tirelessly to help save animals from suffering and euthanasia
    • Loan on DVD

    S.T.R.A.Y.

    Produced by Save the Animals/Save the Earth and United Action for Animals

    20 + minutes

    • Documents the bleak realities of life for stray cats and dogs in the urban environment and discusses human behaviors that contribute to stray populations
    • May freely broadcast on public television
    • Loan on VHS

    Throwaways

    Produced by Esther Mechler and Focus on Animals

    19 minutes

    • Discusses the throwaway attitude of our culture that contributes to the euthanasia of millions of our nations  cats and dogs
    • Divided into several sections, the film includes an abandonment re-enactment, and a math problem featuring pet overpopulation
    • May freely broadcast on public television
    • Loan on VHS or DVD
    • Purchase on VHS or DVD $10
    • Available in Spanish!

    Young Adults-Up

     

    Early-Age Neutering: A Practical Guide for Veterinarians

    Produced by Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights and University of California, Davis, School of Veterinarian Medicine

    19 minutes

    • Provides the ethical, scientific, and professional grounds for veterinarians to actively participate in spay/neuter efforts by local animal shelters and rescues
    • Demonstrates the actual early-age sterilizations surgeries for both male and female animals (cats and dogs), and provides veterinarian-based explanations of the safety and effectiveness of the procedure
    • Loan on VHS or DVD
    • Available in Spanish!

    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

    Left-lateral Flank Spay

    Produced by Esther Mechler and Focus on Animals

    12 minutes

    • Designed to encourage veterinarian participation in low-cost spay/neuter efforts
    • Provides a demo of a humane, but quicker spay technique for practicing veterinarians and vet students
    • Loan on VHS or DVD
    • Purchase on VHS or DVD $10

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