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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:We are all earthlings.]] |
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4 | ->''"But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh, we deprive a soul of the sun and light and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the world to enjoy."'' |
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6 | ''Earthlings'' is a 2005 {{documentary}} film about the horrific treatment of animals in the food industry, puppy mills, etc. The film was directed by Shaum Monson, is narrated by Creator/JoaquinPhoenix, features music by Music/{{Moby}} and was co-produced by Creator/MaggieQ. |
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8 | It is available for free at the [[http://www.earthlings.com/ filmmaker's website.]] |
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10 | Not to be confused with PunyEarthlings, or [[Literature/{{Earthlings}} the unrelated book of the same name]]. |
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13 | !!Provides examples of: |
14 | * ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20201104185217/https://the-unpopular-opinions.tumblr.com/post/81308663040/this-is-an-opinion-brought-to-you-by-a-rancher This Tumblr post]] from a rancher asserts that the movie tries to extrapolate isolated incidents of animal abuse to farmers and ranchers in general being abusive while noting that the allegedly-common practices described would be counterproductive in reality. |
15 | * [[ImAHumanitarian Cannibal]]: It shows a few chickens eating a dead one. Also, pigs get their tails cut off so other pigs will not bite them off. Cannibalism in pigs is also shown to occur frequently. |
16 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: The documentary uses real footage of shelters, slaughterhouses, and similar to illustrate what animals go through. Some highlights: |
17 | ** A stray dog gets tied up and tossed into the back of a garbage truck where it gets crushed to death. We don't see any gore, but the moment you understand what's about to happen is dreadful. |
18 | ** The film notes that when a cow gets its [[SlashedThroat throat slit]] while upside down, it essentially drowns in its own blood. |
19 | ** The animals that are killed for fur are killed by [[AssShove getting an electric rod in an unpleasant place]]. |
20 | * {{Gorn}}: It is an extremely brutal and graphic film. The faint of heart might want to listen to it instead if you can handle the sound of pigs screaming... |
21 | * GroinAttack: |
22 | ** Without any sort of pain relievers or anesthesia, either. |
23 | ** Anal-electrocution is used to kill a fox. |
24 | * {{Hypocrite}}: They show a "kosher" farm that is anything but. |
25 | * ItIsDehumanizing: Why the narrator often speaks of animals as "he or she". |
26 | * MercyKill: {{Subverted}}. Captive bolts were designed to kill an animal with as little suffering as possible, but as the documentary shows, it does not always work as intended. |
27 | * WhatMeasureIsANonCute: The film shows animal cruelty to all sorts of animals, but the animals in the food industry get the worst treatment. |
28 | * WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The film tries to argue against this, even comparing the mistreatment of animals to sexism and racism. |
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