Your Mommy Kills Animals Reviews and Ratings


  • tribalwar
    August 10, 2009
    tribalwar
    as vegan a must-see ;)
  • jfvirey
    June 16, 2009
    jfvirey
    "Your Mommy Kills Animals" (an allusion to a comic PETA distributed to kids) is an attempt to document the various shades of animal activism, through a collage of interventions by the members of various organisations, celebrities and opponents of animal liberation; disturbing foo...( read more)tage on animal abuse; videos of actions ranging from street and home demonstrations to the break-ins and arsons of the ALF; and a more extensive treatment of the SHAC7 trial, the conclusion of which is also that of the film itself.

    The film seems mostly preoccupied with the strategies of various animal organisations, comparing rightists with welfarists; trying to determine whether direct action (i.e. terrorism) is effective in changing minds and behaviours, or whether it makes problems worse or simply displaces them (inciting vivisectionists to relocate to countries where supervision and more or less peaceful protest are much more difficult); and evaluating various types of groups as to whether animals are actually better off thanks to them, or whether they are just loud talkers who let the animals down when push comes to shove.

    PETA takes a lot a criticism as a group that kills more than 80% of the animals it "rescues" (but I'm not sure than sheltering animals is PETA's business, since they will only "rescue" about 2000 animals in a given year, which is not much for a nationwide organisation); and HSUS is totally denigrated as an organisation that spends more than 50% of its donations in fundraising, and completely failed to save animals in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina.

    Though there is no voiceover and therefore the document itself does not really take sides, one gets the feeling that the true heroes of the piece are the grassroots groups, no-kill animal shelters and individuals like you and me who save an animal or two by providing them with a home and responsible, lifelong care. Celebrities who endorse PETA or other nationwide groups are criticised for their lack of discernment, or even for their hypocrisy. For instance, one opponent of animal rights even attacks Pamela Anderson as a self-contradictory advocate of animal welfare because her breast implants and collagen have been tested on animals (as are, by federal law, all the ingredients of products that are advertised as not having been tested on animals.)

    Much of the film is devoted to the more radical actions of the ALF (Animal Liberation Front) and the home or office harassment strategy of SHAC (Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty); whether such groups actually deserve to be called terrorists, let alone the most dangerous domestic terrorists in the U.S.; and whether their tactics come under the protection of freedom of speech (which I do not believe, though the question of whether they are right is different.)

    I found this film to be a very informative panorama of the animal rights movement, providing an excellent counterpart to "I Am not an Animal" (which focused on Ingrid Newkirk), and offering much food for thought to a vegan Catholic and a conservative like me, who has no idea where he fits in the existing mosaic of animal groups.
  • ohitsjamie
    February 24, 2009
    ohitsjamie
    Absolutely amazing documentary! So sad, yet so insightful. Loved it!
  • LisaMJ
    November 1, 2008
    LisaMJ
    Very very interesting. Sad, shocking and informative.
  • SadisticMinister
    April 12, 2008
    SadisticMinister
    Animals, bugs, smal children and the dinosaurs
  • flixsterbum
    January 5, 2008
    flixsterbum
    Considering the explosive nature of this topic, this was an amazingly even-handed look at the debate around animal rights and animal welfare. When it initially started out, I was afraid that this was going to be an animal rights/welfare opinion piece a la Michael Moore, but Curt...( read more) Johnson really found a great balance showing all sides of the issue. I don't know that it's necessarily going to sway anybody to one side or the other, but for anyone interested in the subject, this presents all sides in about as fair a light as you're going to find (except for the HSUS and PETA, who get raked over the coals, but they declined to be represented here). If I was a member of the SHAC 7, I'd be suing Pam Ferdin (former president of SHAC), I've got a feeling her shrill, self-righteous testimony at their trial probably did much damage to their case. And who knew that the Barbi twins were capable of some pretty thought-provoking intelligent conversation? All in all, a great primer on the issue and a good jumping-off point for anyone wanting to learn more about it.
  • Sexyestmanalive
    December 26, 2007
    Sexyestmanalive
    who wold want to see a killer animal movie?
  • aszand58
    October 7, 2007
    aszand58
    sounds like a waste of money to do a documentary on animals...
  • randixp
    August 9, 2007
    randixp
    I don't think I can stomach the potential violence but sweet goddamn I wanna try.
  • estarella
    July 25, 2007
    estarella
    ok.........................
  • lilrunner1996
    July 21, 2007
    lilrunner1996
    i love animals and i dont want to watch them get killed
  • campsongsent
    July 20, 2007
    campsongsent
    Having been the victim of harrassment by one of these people I very much want to see this movie
  • mermaidsharon
    July 19, 2007
    mermaidsharon
    Is this a comedy or what?
  • seppeku2
    July 17, 2007
    seppeku2
    I wonder if this will be like fast food nation if so I wasn to see it
  • tristengalleryxo
    July 16, 2007
    tristengalleryxo
    ONE MORE THAT LOOKS BORING!
  • darkmagician74
    July 16, 2007
    darkmagician74
    Why would I wish to watch a movie about groups like PETA? Or the FBI for that matter?
  • coolshades10
    July 15, 2007
    coolshades10
    holy...um? thats odd
  • damianducharme
    July 15, 2007
    damianducharme
    This is supposed to be really good...
  • sprtsgrl23
    July 15, 2007
    sprtsgrl23
    thats disgusting and mean
  • hingis911
    July 15, 2007
    hingis911
    I havent heard about this but reading the synopsis makes me wanna see it
  • lotide
    July 13, 2007
    lotide
    how about a fresh cup of chutdafukup? anyone?
  • brandijo2002411
    July 12, 2007
    brandijo2002411
    it looks awesome! lol.
  • animetvaddict
    July 11, 2007
    animetvaddict
    I've never heard of this movie. It seems really stupid . . .
  • heytherevanity
    July 8, 2007
    heytherevanity
    wtf kind of shit is this?
  • Pirate21
    June 24, 2007
    Pirate21
    CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPY...
  • existens77
    June 10, 2007
    existens77
    A really great and important new documentary on animal rights activism in the US. Interpreted from both sides. Itīs so obvious that the society is so afraid of people thinking for themselves and make up their own opinions. Among other things this film tells the story of one of th...( read more)e most tapped persons in the States by FBI last year. A young man, named Kevin Kjonaas, who dedicated his life to speak up for non-human animals and heīs now serving a sentence in jail for up to 11 years. The hypocrite constitution of the worlds greatest democrazy (in the patriot act) defines unselfish people as terrorists. It makes me sick. Go see it. And go vegan. :)

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