Dark Water Rising: Hurricane Katrina Animal Rescues
by Mike Shiley
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Actor: Kim UphamDirector: Mike Shiley
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
Published: 2006-07-01
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-25
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Shidog Films
DVD Reviews of Dark Water Rising: Hurricane Katrina Animal Rescues
DVD Review: Promotes irresponsiblity.
Summary: 1 Stars
Let me first point out that I am what one would call a radical leftist. And I do believe in animal rights... up to a point. But since I frequent a lot of anarcho-leftist literature and correspond with many others who share that persuasion, I am very familiar with how the extreme, heavy-handed though well intentioned "animal rights activist" allows him/herself to descend into misanthropy.
People come first. I'm sorry, but as a humanist and an idealist I see no point in adopting the mantra quipped often by many amongst the entire animal rights community: that the suffering of animals should be more disturbing than the suffering of people.
Contrary to what is said in the review above mine this is a pervasive attitude amongst this branch of activism. It is casually discussed in the documentary when the "acitivists" can be heard literally saying that dead human beings don't bother them. Instead it is a dead cat that "haunts their dreams" and motivates them to sacrifice all on behalf of the rescue effort. Although a bit more extreme than most, these people are not a whole new breed of animal activist, they share an ideological foundation which I think is dangerous and nihilistic as well as a blow to sensible animal rights activism.
People need to remember that true humanitarians, root word being human, were busy during the post Katrina period trying to save actual people, retrieve and process the dead, and reunite human beings with each other. I dont think that these rescuers of human beings are pretty much absent in the documentary because of artistic license and an attempt to focus on the subject matter. I think these "animal rights" weasels probably had to avoid running into actual rescuers who had been finding dead bodies, breaking horrible news to the bereaved,and generally witnessing the complete assault on humanity. I know if I were on a rescue crew during that time I would probably assault one of these jerks simply on the premise that ALL resources and efforts should be geared towards dealing with the human loss before shifting to pets.
Again, nobody likes to see animals suffer, and it was unfortunate what happened in New Orleans. Dog fighting is abhorrent, and the pigs who wear blue in New Orleans show a shocking disregard for animal life.
But we need to remember that no matter how much we love our pets we are supposed to love our fellow man more by biological decree, and dont give me the sanctimonious hit list of attrocities that a misanthrope always runs to when they want to elevate animals to a level that is unhealthy.
I will say that the new protocol devised by FEMA after the fact, which the documentary mentions in the end, is an acceptable way to perform pet rescues after a disaster. But it doesn't apply to Katrina, when the agency was a running joke whose malfeasance became the centerpiece of the tragedy. Since you are already in the aftermath of failed policies the purpose should immediately be a collective, unified, somewhat "partisan" effort to save and help other people. To in any way justify otherwise in the chaos of such horrors is simply irresponsible.
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