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At a time in history when the FBI has deemed animal-rights activists the number-one domestic terrorist threat to the U.S., filmmaker Curt Johnson sets out to explore exactly how an organization such a... read more read more...s PETA can possibly take precedence over the threat posed by Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida in a documentary film that aims to tell the truth about the people who defend the creatures that cannot speak for themselves. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Curt Johnson

Release Date: July 20, 2007

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DVD Release Date: November 13, 2007

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  • January 5, 2008
    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.

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Robert Abele
October 3, 2007
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times

Perhaps the greatest service Johnson does is to turn the event that spurred him to make the film -- the FBI labeling animal rights activists the top domestic terrorist threat -- into a crucial dialogue.

Stephen Cole
August 3, 2007
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail

It lets you off dizzy and confused, whereas the best documentaries leave you feeling that you've come to a settled perspective on a subject. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
July 20, 2007
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

The result, admittedly, is a bit of a din. But it's certainly interesting. Full Review

John Anderson
April 25, 2007
John Anderson, Variety

A miraculously evenhanded treatment of a snarlingly divisive debate. Full Review

Peter Martin
November 19, 2007
Peter Martin, Cinematical

Your Mommy Kills Animals lays things out with historical perspective, tracing the roots of both the animal welfare movement and animals rights activism to England. Full Review

David Cornelius
November 17, 2007
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com

Johnson's not pushing buttons just for the sake of attention-getting, he's revealing just how hopelessly complicated the issue has grown. Full Review

Eric Monder
October 12, 2007
Eric Monder, Film Journal International

Worth seeing by anyone who cares about animals. Full Review

Chuck Wilson
September 27, 2007
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly

That one can't quite decide if these charming men are heroes or villains is a mark of Johnson's calm, even approach to an issue seemingly fueled by emotions run amok. Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson
September 6, 2007
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

Powerful, angry and bizarre documentary. Full Review

Chad Greene
August 30, 2007
Chad Greene, Boxoffice Magazine

It isn't only organization that the mildly anarchic Your Mommy Kills Animals sorely lacks, it's also a sufficient number of sources. Full Review

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