Through an overwhelming sense of despair and constant reminders of mans cruelty and willingness to inflict pain on animals The Plague Dogs leaves the audience, at it’s least, shaken and thoughtful. As years pass more and more disease and health problems arise making animal experimentation more of a sensitive subject. Is it okay to mistreat animals for human profit? The dogs are depicted as both beasts and affectionate creatures. By keeping their animalistic value and also showing their joys, fear, and frustrations the validity of the movies objective is not lessened. Instead of presenting the viewer with a vision of a world divided between good and evil, a reality populated by persons who themselves mix decency with cruelty. The reality of the movie allows the audience to reflect on animal rights. Because animals cannot talk the movie assumes a role in deciding what they would say if they could. Regardless of the accuracy of their remarks it is clear that the animals have led a life full of suffering and yearn for something better. As a psychology major animal experimentation is an important topic for me. Already at school I have encountered breeding rats for experiments, usings dogs to conduct beahvioral exepriments, and dissection. All of these involved no pain or harm to the animals and all had safe homes to return too. This movie made me think about the actual animal statistics. I did some research on the internet and found that 50% or more of animal exerpimentation in the US and Canada is done for "curiousity driven research." Basically researchers have a better reputation with the more research articles and experimental papers they publish. I am not sure where I stand on animal experimentation. I believe we have in the past been able to accomplish great advancments with animal testing but this doesn't seem to me a very good reason for subjecting animals to experimentation. I think there needs to be more strongly enforced guidleines and requirements for anyone to be allowed to conduct exerpiments on any animal.