animal welfare

Diego and his dad travel through the rain forest to help save two baby pygmy marmosets who have been separated from their father.

This documentary features individuals who have grown up on farms and have found themselves at odds with their families and communities over the treatment of farm animals as well as those individuals who have dedicated their lives to rescuing and sheltering abused and neglected farm animals. Also featured is the contrast between the treatment of farm animals on our nation's factory farms and a new emerging philosophy of non-violence found at a growing number of farm animal sanctuaries, where both people and animals are viewed as individuals with inherent dignity and worth.

Hanna saves the life of a butterfly by taking it home and giving it a rest, and afterwards, she releases it to fly away.

A young girl writes of her concerns to the owner of a pet store when she sees a large catfish kept in a small tank of water.

Stella Sullivan wonders why her aunt, a veterinarian, refuses to help a sick fawn.

Mandy tries to help a dolphin in an animal park after the dolphin's partner dies.

A summer spent studying gorillas in the Nigerian jungle changes eighteen-year-old Maggie's life in many ways marking the beginning of her involvement with a very special gorilla and teaching her much about the complexities of both human and primate behavior.

Darby helps to rescue a wild mustang she names Hoku; but her relationship with Hoku is cut short when she must set her loose among other horses and her original abusive owner decides he wants her back.