Category: Isle Of Dogs

This post contains spoilers for Isle of Dogs.

Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs has some glaring flaws. But anyone with experience in (or even a cursory knowledge of) the institutions tasked with managing pet populations in the real world will tell you it got one thing right.

We treat dogs like disposable trash. And as a society, we’re astonishingly comfortable with their systemic abuse.

When my dog was first surrendered to our local ACCT, he was severely emaciated and covered in his own excrement. According to the staff, his condition was likely the result of being abandoned in a small cage for a long time. He had a curved spine and multiple bedsores, indicating he’d had little room to even move. His ear was crudely clipped, the jagged yet clean cut indicating a “home doxing” (which pitbulls are often subjected to in order to achieve their tough looks) gone wrong.  Read more…

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