Reading and Media Resources: Animals in Entertainment

A collection of essays on zoos and possibilities for change.

Documentary about exotic animals kept as pets, including information about the inadequacy of legal regimes governing this practice and the dangers presented.

Local filmmaker Gary Charbonneau delivers a controversial documentary on the Vancouver Aquarium’s rescue and captivity program.

This influential documentary chronicles the story of Tilikum, an orca who was held in captivity by SeaWorld and who killed several people while there. The film offers close consideration of the...

Exploration of the socioeconomic, political, and ideological factors fueling the rise and fall of greyhound racing in the US.

Images taken by a photojournalist in over 20 countries depicting animals held in zoos and aquaria. With contributions from Virginia McKenna, Lori Gruen, and Ron Kagan.

Documentary depicting the life and death of a circus elephant who went on a rampage in Honolulu in 1994, killed her trainer in front of thousands of spectators and died in a hail of gunfire.

Drawing on interviews conducted with zoo managers and administrators, as well as animal activists, takes the position that modern zoos have transformed themselves from places created largely for...

Chronicles the story of Irish activist Marion Fitzgibbon, focusing on her embrace of the cause of the racing greyhound, exposing worldwide abuse and death and bringing together people around the world...