Living by Instinct: Animals and Their Rescuers
          Directed by Karen Elizabeth Price
        
				An exploration of the passion that drives animal rescuers.
        
				
				
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Overview
- Genre
 - Nature, Environment, Contemporary Issues, Social Issues, and Science
 - Synopsis
 This documentary - at times funny, at other times heartbreaking - is ultimately the inspiring story of how Los Angeles residents act to rescue and protect animals that suffer as a direct result of human abuse, neglect, or carelessness.
Living By Instinct features Duncan the pig, Fluffy the turtle, and other lucky animals, in addition to the people who have been actively involved in their rescue, rehabilitation, and nurturing. Focusing on several Los Angeles residents of different ages, genders, and backgrounds, the film shares how these oft-misunderstood individuals devote much of their energy to rescuing animals in need.
- Stage
 - finished
 - Running time
 - 26 minutes
 
Credits
- Karen Elizabeth Price ... Director
 
Production Details
- Country
 - United States
 - Years of Production
 - 2001
 - Prod. Partners
 - University of Southern California
 
Distribution Details
- Release year
 - 2001
 - Festivals
 - Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Artivist Film Festival, KIDS FIRST!, Ojai International Film Festival
 - Awards
 - Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Student Emmy, Angelus Awards semifinalist, Houston Worldfest award
 - Broadcast (Acq.)
 - San Francisco & North Carolina PBS affiliates; Humane Society of the U.S.’s Animal Channel; Snag Films
 - Language
 - English
 
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