Animal rights media: Books about animal rights, Films about animal rights, Magazines about animal rights, Fast Food Nation

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Books about animal rights, Films about animal rights, Magazines about animal rights, Fast Food Nation, Pedigree Dogs Exposed, The Cove, Black Beauty, Unnecessary Fuss, Your Mommy Kills Animals, Broadway Barks, Animal Liberation, Animal Experimentation: Opposing Viewpoints, The Animals Film, Sharkwater, Animals in Translation, The Meatrix, Bite Back, Striking at the Roots, Behind the Mask, Best Friend Forgotten, Pit Bulls and Parolees, Earthlings, Shelter Dogs, Blood of the Beasts, Peaceable Kingdom, Arkangel, Miracle Dog: How Quentin Survived the Gas Chamber to Speak for Animals on Death Row, Impeachment of Man, No Compromise, Brother Wolf, A Cow at My Table. Excerpt: Pedigree Dogs Exposed was a BBC One investigative documentary, produced by Jemima Harrison, which looked into health and welfare issues facing pedigree dogs in the United Kingdom. The Kennel Club (KC), the governing body of pedigree dogs in the UK that runs the prestigious dog conformation show Crufts, was criticized for allowing breed standards, judging standards and breeding practices to compromise the health of pedigree dogs. The programme generated much criticism of the Kennel Club. It also caused various sponsors and trade exhibitors to withdraw their participation from Crufts and other Kennel Club events. The BBC-which has broadcast Crufts for 42 years-withdrew its coverage of Crufts for 2009, and chose not to renew it for 2010. The Kennel Club initially denied the filmmakers' assertion that many dogs suffer from diseases and stated that the vast majority of dog breeds are healthy. It also lodged a complaint with broadcasting regulator Ofcom, claiming unfair treatment and editing. Due to strong public opinion, it later rolled out new health plans and reviewed breed standards for every breed. Some breeders have condemned the Club for overreacting....