Animal Rescue Movies

A revealing account of Pen Farthing's evacuation of an Afghan animal shelter during the West's chaotic withdrawal of 2021. We examine why a nation...

Hurricane Harvey is one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in US history. Floodwaters from the storm have engulfed entire Texas cities...

Documentary about the abandonment of cats in the Carlos Thays botanical garden, in the city of Buenos Aires, which is a very old problem. To help...

A boy, Jeff, comes upon a runaway elephant while fishing. He has adventures taking the elephant to show his father, and the elephant ends up helping...

A Polish mother grieves when her only child leaves their home in the suburbs of Chicago to study in Poland. While her son is away, she finds a baby...

An orphaned bear cub is adopted by little Emily and her family. They name the cub Masha, raise her and release her back into the wild. Three years go...

For the last decade, a team of frontline medics has been fighting to save Borneo's critically endangered orangutans. Armed with cameras,...

Porky Pig runs a game refuge. Despite the abundant signs to the contrary, Jean-Baptiste the trapper sets numerous traps, ensnaring many animals.

The power of fostering animals in need is undeniable. Hopalong Animal Rescue, based in Oakland, CA, demonstrates this every day. This short film...

Curiosity and Control examines our complex relationship to nature itself. A multi layered look at the world of Museums of Natural History and...

Checkpoint Zoo documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers, who risked their lives to save thousands of animals...

A girl who is rejected by her family for sexual issues decides to save a dog.

Norman Smith has dedicated his life to protecting and relocating the snowy owls from Boston’s busiest airport runways. Called “the Owl...

Leonora is no ordinary orangutan, she is a pioneer. With her three year old son in her arms, she is about to set off on an epic journey back to the...

A short documentary that follows a teenage girl determined to rescue birds.

The fires that have devastated Australia left behind countless injured and orphaned animals. This is the story of rescued joeys and their adoption by...

Follow the amazing work of Bear and his handlers as they spend the summer of 2020 scouring burnt-out bushland in southern Queensland and beyond...

When an alien fugitive crash lands into a local puppy farm and begins turning people into machines that feed on puppy flesh, Dylan and her BFF Eddie...

This sweet and inspiring documentary explores the highs, lows and daily realities of running a dog rescue. It tells the story of Diana England, a...

Whales Without Walls is a short film that tells the story of our work to create North America’s first seaside sanctuary for whales being...