Social work veterinary Videos

A Winmill Films Production in association with Philip Gittleman Productions, and presented by Desert C.A.M. Studios. Executive Producers are Chip Miller and Donald Pinckston. Travis Miller and Philip Gittleman are Producers. Final doc will be directed by Philip Gittleman and Chip Miller. This is a short prototype sampler of a work in progress at DCAM Studios. The completed project will be a feature-length film doc about animal hoarding - a serious problem that faces every community in this country. The essence of the film will be captured in its first 60 seconds with a tender montage of the faces of the rescued dogs in their new family environments. An emphasis will be put on their bonds with the children of these adoptive families, and include statements from experts and newspaper headlines. We hope to capture these new relationships and seek to understand what our children think about this all too common problem and what can be done to change things. Their fresh perspective will add a dimension to the film that would otherwise be absent if we focused solely on the professionals. A celebrity host will punctuate these images, announcing the little known facts, that there are almost 8000 hoarding incidents victimizing more than 250,000 animals, every year in America. This documentary is a portrait of those who rescue these poor animals contrasted with the stories of three serial hoarders in America. Itʼs a detective story that seeks to understand their pathology. But most importantly we see how a determined group of people can leverage their numbers and harness the power of social media to force the governmental/political system into action. The stories we will document prove that "one person really can make a difference." Coupled with its serious message, this film will conclude in a joyful visit to the shelters that prepare these animals to be placed with adoptive families. As with the beginning of the film, we'll end on a montage of scenes of adopted dogs with their new young, human companions. In the beginning, viewers will meet an outstanding cast of men and women who will paint the national picture, the scope and scale of animal hoarding. The visuals will graphically tell the story of what price these animals pay for their neglect. Our experts will be drawn from the most distinguished institutions in the country. They will include the men and women who were part of the Hoarding of Animals Consortium that spent 10 years collaborating and studying the issues, of hoarders. Are they sick or are they criminal? Or are they sick criminals? They represent many different perspectives - animal welfare and humane law enforcement, forensic psychiatry, social work and rehabilitation, veterinary medicine, hoarding psychology and intervention. They will underscore that there is heavy price for the hoarding practice, foremost, in the lives of the animals, but there is also a price paid by society, in emotional and financial terms.