When Babe was
released in the USA, it is reported that "activists around the country
staked out movie theatres with flyers documenting the real life abuses
of pigs".The film had a marked effect on the growth of vegetarianism,
particularly among the young. It also promoted a more sympathetic view
of the intellectual, emotional and social capacities of animals.James
Cromwell became an ethical vegan as
a result of starring as Farmer Hoggett, saying, "I decided that to be
able to talk about this [movie] with conviction, I needed to become a
vegetarian." In 1996 he went on to organize a vegetarian dinner for the
Los Angeles homeless at a “Compassionate Christmas” event in order to reverse the barnyard view that "Christmas is carnage".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_(film)Study Questions:
· How is the life of Babe shown in the movie? Give a short plot outline of the film. What do those documentaries/videos tell us?
· How is the life of animals in reality in mass husbandry and factory farming?
· How can we achieve a more animal-friendly and sustainable agricultural production in Austria, Europe and world-wide?
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