Earthlings

February 7th, 2007 catnipTags:animals, environment, ethics, film, nature, world
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“Narrated by Academy Award Nominee Joaquin Phoenix and featuring music by the critically acclaimed platinum artist Moby, EARTHLINGS is a documentary film about humankind’s complete economic dependence on animals raised for pets, food, clothing, entertainment and scientific research. Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, EARTHLINGS chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit. Powerful, informative, controversial and thought-provoking, EARTHLINGS is by far the most comprehensive documentary ever produced on the correlation between nature, animals and human economic interests.”

Raises the issue of ’species-ism’, a term I’ve never heard before but a concept I have thought about.

Beware, the trailers contain some footage of animal cruelty. I’m not sure whether I would be able to watch the film or whether the depictions of animal cruelty would be too upsetting, there’s nothing that makes me more angry.

I worry that this will be a bit like An Inconvenient Truth where the people who really need to see it won’t, but hopefully it will manage to convert a few people.

(via Ursi’s Blog)