Lucky the Lorikeet
Lucky is captured for the pet trade and sold as a pet to a little boy. But the Kersen realizes how much Lucky wants freedom and helps him achieve it.
View ArticleThe Tiger Next Door
The Tiger Next Door (86 min) tells the controversial story of Dennis Hill’s captive breeding and selling of tigers and explores the issues of wildlife in captivity.
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Living Room
Through the eyes of two men, The Elephant in the Living Room (96 min) explores the controversial subculture in America of raising exotic animals as pets.
View ArticleHSUS Ranks Best, Worst States for Animal Protection Laws
Image courtesy of ventileit. As we as a society become more conscious of nonhuman animals as unique beings with feelings, needs, and interests, one result of our evolving relationship with them is an...
View ArticlePedro Comes for a Visit
Pedro the parrot comes to visit and shares his story with students, revealing how they have the power to help protect his rainforest home and his fellow neighbors. Recommended for grades 1-5. Time: 45...
View ArticleJasper’s Story: Saving Moon Bears
This book tells the story of Jasper, a moon bear who was kidnapped and held immobilized in captivity for 15 years while his bile was extracted for herbal use, and his rescue and recovery thanks to Jill...
View ArticleHumane Educator’s Toolbox: “Jasper’s Story”– How a Moon Bear Teaches...
” … Jasper slowly ventured to the outside enclosure and then onto the grass for the very first time. His first step upon the grass would also be his first step on a path to living as normally as...
View ArticleLittle Elephant Thunderfoot
A little elephant learns to feel secure in his herd, until one day shots ring out and his grandmother, the matriarch, falls to a poacher’s gun. What will Little Elephant and the rest of his herd do...
View ArticleTuki and Moka: A Tale of Two Tamarins
Eduardo and his father regularly make trips into the Amazonian rainforest to collect Brazil nuts to sell. Eduardo enjoys these trips, including seeing his Tamarin friends, Tuki and Moka, and the other...
View ArticleAlways Blue for Chicu
Chicu the parrot loves blue, which reminds him of home. Chicu had a happy childhood with his family, until he was captured and taken away. While stuck in a cage at a market, Chicu encounters a kind...
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