Review of Earthlings

Earthlings (2005)
7/10
Very informative.
17 March 2008
But highly biased.

yes, it showed all the terrible things that happen, but it didn't talk about the laws which have been put in place to protect animal welfare at all or explore the various laws in different countries. it didn't even tell you what you could do about it - except obviously trying to make you become vegan.

in my opinion it would have been a better documentary if it had also looked at good farming practices and shown people that there is a better alternative if you don't want to become vegan.

most people will not become vegan or vegetarian after watching something like this, but if it had mentioned the types of meat that are better to buy then people might remember and take it on board a little more.

the whole thing felt like a bit of a guilt trip to be honest. and i make sure i buy the little meat i eat from the local farmshop, where i know the animals are killed in a fairly humane way so i shouldn't have felt any guilt from it. it's not my fault that people like to bowl with pigeons or ride bulls is it?
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