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Last Chance for Animals Announces the Screening of "Dealing Dogs" at Artivist Festival
Film Festival to Highlight the Undercover Work of Last Chance for Animals
| Source: Last Chance for Animals
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - November 7, 2007) - "Dealing Dogs," HBO's Genesis award-winning
and two-time Emmy-nominated documentary about pet theft, will be one of
fifty-five films, representing 24 countries, screening during the 4th
Annual Artivist Film Festival on November 8-11, at the Egyptian Theatre in
Hollywood.
Artivist is the first international film festival and awards dedicated to
addressing Human Rights, Children's Advocacy, Environmental Preservation,
and Animal Rights. Their mission is to strengthen the voice of activist
artists, while raising public awareness for social global causes. "Dealing
Dogs," screened at the Artivist Film Festival on November 10, concerns the
nationwide problem of pet theft, focusing on a USDA-licensed category of
shady individuals known as "Class B Dealers," who accumulate dogs from a
wide variety of undocumented "random sources" and sell them to research
laboratories. These animals are often pets, stolen from yards, dishonestly
"adopted" from shelters, purchased at flea markets, or obtained from "free
to good home" ads.
"Dealing Dogs" follows an LCA undercover agent risking his life to expose
horrifying acts of animal cruelty and unthinkable atrocities by America's
most notorious Class B Dealer: C.C. Baird. Baird collected thousands of
cats and dogs and sold them to unscrupulous laboratories for research. Said
LCA Founder and President Chris DeRose, "The horror these animals would
ultimately find in the laboratory was actually exceeded by the terror they
experienced in the pipeline, as documented by HBO in 'Dealing Dogs.'"
Baird's facility, Martin Creek Kennels in Arkansas, supplied thousands of
animals to many of the country's research labs, including the University of
Irvine and Iowa State University. A majority of the dogs were proven to be
stolen pets. Desperate to shut down Baird's multi-million dollar operation,
LCA succeeded in placing an agent, "Pete," undercover for six months inside
Baird's Arkansas kennel. "Pete" videotaped 70 hours worth of evidence, and
documented hideous crimes committed against these dogs. Read about the
subsequent C.C. Baird court case at www.DealingDogs.com.
Chris DeRose and undercover investigator "Pete" are available for media
interviews. For more on this extraordinary film, the C.C. Baird criminal
case, and pet theft, visit www.DealingDogs.com.
For more information and/or to interview Chris Derose, please contact
Eileen Koch @ Eileen Koch & Company, 310.441.1000 or email Eileen @
Eileen@eileenkoch.com. Please visit www.eileenkoch.com.