''Dealing Dogs'' is a 2006

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

created by animal rights group

Last Chance for Animals Last Chance for Animals (LCA) is an international non-profit organization that advocates for animal rights. It is known for its documentary, '' Dealing Dogs'', and for its investigations against the use of animals for testing purposes. Format ...

(LCA) about

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in the

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, specifically about the marketing and sale of dogs to veterinarian schools and research labs. The film was a 2007 Emmy Nominee for Best Cable Documentary and for Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form, and won a 2007 Genesis Award for Outstanding Cable Documentary. It is the final episode of HBO's America Undercover series.

Synopsis

The film involves an undercover investigation by LCA's special investigations unit of Martin Creek Kennel in

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, an alleged "Class B" dealer. A member of the unit known simply as "Pete" to maintain his cover, obtains a job at the kennel and documents deplorable conditions: dead dogs, dying dogs, starving dogs, dogs covered with wounds, dogs with missing ears. Partially as a result of the documentation, the kennel was permanently shut down by federal authorities.

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