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Free Puppies!
If you’re looking for a dose of puppy-dog cuteness in Free Puppies!, you won’t be disappointed – but along with it, you’ll gain a new awareness of a chronically overlooked crisis that’s dogging the rural American South.
In Dade County in northwest Georgia, an overwhelming influx of stray and abandoned dogs are at risk of euthanasia. But an intrepid group of local women have stepped up to compensate for the lack of an operating animal shelter, rescuing countless dogs and taking matters into their own hands.
“At a time when America seems so divided politically, one might even consider these folks as ambassadors of goodwill, on some level binding the country together through their love of dogs.” - KPFK Film Club
“The new documentary ‘Free Puppies!’ explains how – and, more crucially, why – “Adopt, don’t shop” came to be a national mantra.
The women in this film are heroes.”
~ Margaret Renkl, The New York Times
“A thought-provoking documentary that not only pays tribute to the dog rescuers but promotes compassion, empathy and responsible animal care.”
~ The Washington Post
