Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Canine soldiers : the militarization of love / Mo-Ti Productions ; producer, director, Nancy Schiesari.

Publisher, Date:

[Princeton, New Jersey] : Juno Films, [2019]

Description:

1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file DVD video

Summary:

"Canine Soldiers is the first war documentary told from the point of view of a soldier/dog team, molding together their poignant stories with reflections from notable animal scholars who think outside the box about the significance of co-species evolution. Relying on dogs to keep us safe in war is only the continuation of a long history of co-evolution with canines. Even in this age of advanced technology, we are again relying on a "primitive" animal's superior sense of smell to survive. The film also raises the ethical question: Is coopting a sentient being in conflicts that involve violence ever justifiable?" -- Container.

Subjects:

Dogs -- War use -- United States.

Dogs -- War use -- Iraq.

Dogs -- War use -- Afghanistan.

Dogs -- Training.

Detector dogs.

Working dogs.

Human-animal relationships.

Animal welfare.

Genre:

Feature films.

Documentary films.