Blog 11 - Plague Dogs

This cartoon movie is following the adventures of two dogs who were originally involved in animal testing. After they escape from the lab, they have to become wild dogs and fend for themselves, whether that means killing farmer's sheep or digging through trash for food. The director of this movie, although it was cartoon, really involved emotions of the animals as well as the humans. There were many scenes that probably touched some people's emotional side, such as when Rowf was drowning, or when the dogs were looked at through the barrel of a gun.

In watching this movie, it reminded me of watching slaves escape from their masters. These dogs were basically being treated how slaves were, always being hunted and having to stay undercover while moving from place to place. Also, the way these dogs were treated while in the lab was horrible and emotional, just how slaves were treated while on their plantations.

This movie was definitely hard to watch, especially coming from someone who wants to be an animal trainer. I would never be able to use animals for this type of testing, because my emotions would have too much impact on the issue. Overall, I could say I absolutely hated this movie, not because of a bad story line, but because of the cruel things that the dogs, and even fox, had to go through.