22 million animals are used in laboratory experiments every year. Many of these animals die in the service of testing some new and improved ingredient in consumer products-from detergent to facial cream. This short program, aimed towards younger viewers, asks the next generation to build a healthy respect for animals, and does so powerfully. Using the example of Washoe, the phenomenal chimpanzee who, through the use of sign language, mastered some 130 words, the program talks about the similarities between animals and humans. The obvious one, of course, is that they feel pain and suffering. But, in the case of the chimpanzee, his genes are 95% identical to our own, and we share two blood types in common. The video concludes with the suggestion that, in our highly advanced technological age, we needn't waste the lives of animals in research (computers can often predict the same results). While some animals' lives are needed to advance the cause of science-particularly in the area of medicine-the program exhorts the scientific community to take responsibility: animals needn't be confined in cages, or deprived of social contact. An excellent program which will help sow the seeds of caring for our fellow animals in our young people today. Highly recommended. (Available from: Varied Directions, 69 Elm St., Camden, MN 04843.)
A Question Of Respect
(1989) 11 m. $69.95. Varied Directions, Inc. Public performance rights included. Vol. 4, Issue 7
A Question Of Respect
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