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By Melissa Camacho
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Animal rescue docu has uplifting themes, strong activism.
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That Animal Rescue Show
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What's the Story?
From award-winning filmmaker Richard Linklater comes THAT ANIMAL RESCUE SHOW, a docuseries about various community rescue organizations in and around greater Austin, Texas (where Linklater is from). From following the staff of a rescue designed to help animals and children with disabilities heal together to engaging in vegan-based activism, each episode showcases the efforts made by people and organizations to ensure the health and well-being of animals in the Lone Star state.
Is It Any Good?
This interesting series features different organizations who are committed to rescuing animals in their own unique ways. While some of the operations are more gentle and community service oriented, others are committed to animal rights activism and reducing animal agriculture.
The show's overall theme is about valuing all animals, but some episodes are more uplifting than others. But it's cinematic in its approach, which, unlike the average unscripted TV series, allows each story to be told with more depth. If you're interested in animals or animal rescue, That Animal Rescue Show is a series you'll enjoy tuning into.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the different ways that animals are rescued and protected. Which organizations featured in That Animal Rescue Show appeal to you the most? What is it about what they do that stands out?
Often animal (and other) activists are willing to break the law to bring attention to their causes. Why? Is this a good thing?
TV Details
- Premiere date : October 29, 2020
- Network : Paramount+
- Genre : Reality TV
- Topics : Activism , Animals
- TV rating :
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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