The Last Animals

I have no business pontificating about the nature of animal preservation but I am an ethical vegan of over a decade and meat free nearly 20. The scene cutting off the rhinos horn while the mutilate his body while conscious in the "name of science and preservation" was absolute heinous. It brought me to tears and I could no longer watch this. Something about this doesn't feel right. Either way this should come with intense and loud warnings of live animal mutilation. The cinematography is otherwise beautiful.

Great film but I do not agree with a scene in a movie where this lady watches them cut the horn of the Rhino and no one stopped it. I do not agree with killing nor removing the horns of these animals. Those who say they take care of these animals but remove their horn as just as bad as the killers

Excellently produced and narrated! A compelling watch delivering a stark warning that time has almost run out for more and more of the most magnificent animals that share our planet with us. Whilst we, endlessly greedy humans either actively contribute to this irreversible disaster or are too shortsighted and self obsessed to realise what an incredible, irreversible, tragic loss this would be to our planet and to ourselves. An absolute must watch!

The Last Animals is about the poaching and killing of rhinos and elephants. Right off the bat, the documentary is graphic and very shocking. I was stunned at how much it had shocked me. The story follows around Kate Brooks as she explores the deep underbelly of the African black market and the need for ivory. Brooks does a very good job at explaining why the demand for ivory is so high, and how getting it from rhinoceri have caused some species to nearly go extinct. The documentary is primarily focused on the Northern White Rhino, with only 5 remaining left in the population. Brooks did an excellent job at showcasing how dangerous it is for the park service men to stop poachers. A good chunk of the documentary focuses on that. The documentary is overall a sad, but true message that needs to be heard.

My husband and I saw this film at the Waimea Ocean Film Festival last year. I think it was beautifully done and it is very SAD. Human kind is STUPID and gullible and greedy. Life on this, our one and only earth, is being driven to extinction.