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K-Up Wolf Teacher: A Modern Wolf Saga Produced by Pamela Brown and Gay Dillingham 40 + minutes - A stirring documentary for all ages, Wolf Teacher follows the grassroots educational adventure, pioneered by John Harris in the 1960s and continued today through Mission: Wolf animal sanctuary and Pamela Brown, Wolf Teacher
- Takes a close-up look at rescued wolves and the awesome educational traveling program that features wolf ambassadors visiting classrooms across the nation
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Grade 3-Up Through Animals Eyes Produced by Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation 20 + minutes - This wonderful film discusses how many wild animals such as raccoons, possums, and snakes adapt their wild behaviors to urban environments as humans continue to build on forest and natural lands
- Many excellent suggestions for humanely co-existing with our wild neighbors!
- Loan on DVD
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Sanctuary Tour Produced by Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation 20 + minutes - Set to upbeat music, this film starts by following the daily antics of rescued wildlife at the sanctuarylots of close-ups and wonderful baby animals!
- Narrations later in the film provides educational information, such as human/animal conflicts and the exotic pet trade, while the viewer watches adult animals prowl the sanctuary
- Loan on VHS
Teens-Up Arctic Refuge: Wilderness in Peril Produced by The Wilderness Society 22 minutes - Provides a beautiful look at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and discusses the ecological basis for protecting it from human development
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- Purchase on DVD $10
Cheap Tricks Produced by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 13 minutes - Reveals the neglect and cruelty behind traveling zoos, circuses, wild animal photo shoots, and other animal-entertainment industries
- From donkey basketball to pigeon bowling to dancing bears, there is no doubt that performing suffer needlessly
- Loan on VHS
Cull of the Wild: The Truth Behind Trapping Produced by Animal Protection Institute and 21st Paradigm Film 10 and 27 minute versions - Excellent documentary of the cruel fur trade and trapping industry with focus on the various traps used to kill animals
- Includes interviews with trappers, wildlife officers, and animal welfare advocates
- Loan on VHS
Dying to Please: A Dolphin Dilemma Produced by Julie Sperling and Douglas Freilich of Biosphere Films 60 minutes - Questions the ethics and validity of captive dolphin entertainment and dolphin-assisted human therapythe dolphins may not be smiling at all
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- Purchase on DVD $10
Lolita: Slave to Entertainment Produced by Rattle the Cage Productions 58 minutes - Following the life of Lolita, a Killer Whale entertainer in Florida for over 35 years, this revealing film critiques the captive whale/dolphin entertainment industry as a whole
- Provides a balance of science and heart behind the argument to end live animal entertainment and includes interviews with the former Flipper trainer
- Lolita offers hope for change and humane alternatives to animal performances
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Spirit of the Mountains Produced by Mountain Lion (Preservation) Foundation 20 minutes - Provides the historical factors leading to the present-day situation for mountain lions and busts several mountain lion myths perpetrated by huntersa great opportunity for classroom debate
- Please visit the Mountain Lion Foundation website for advice on humane and practical ways to co-exist with mountain lions!
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- Purchase on VHS or DVD $10
Stripmining the Seas Produced by Earthtrust 22 minutes - Documents the prevalence of drift-net fishing in international ocean waters, the plight of several major species of ocean animals harmed by this industry, and the ghost nets which continue to kill animals long after the boats are gone
- Loan on VHS
What’s Wrong With Hunting Produced by Fund for Animals and Humane Society of the United States 30 minutes - Presents myth-busters to hunting propaganda in a hip and interesting format suitable for middle and high school students
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Where Have All the Dolphins Gone? Produced by Stan Minasian - Documents wild dolphin behavior, the harmful tuna-industry, and humane fishing alternatives; some educational graphics for students
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Young Adults-Up A Voice in the Wilderness Produced by Esther Mechler and Focus on Animals 30 minutes - This documentary-style film features the late Luke Donner, founder of the Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting (C.A.S.H.), and one of the most influential leaders in the rising movement against sport hunting in our modern times
- Provides several myth-busters and a strong debate of the questionable ethics and morals of hunting
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- Purchase on DVD $10
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
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