Desc: Rescue Story - Saving Companion Animals: Directed by Daniel Gartzke. With Jamie Baldwin, Lisa Bockholt, Breton Courtney, Ashley Dionne. Rescue Story, addresses the problem that 1.5 million animals are euthanized in the United States every year. (ASPCA) This is principally caused by the over-crowding of traditional shelters, the under-funding of traditional shelters, along with those shelters being required (often by law) to take animals, the lack of outlets for animals who are struggling to find homes, the difficulty placing animals with special needs, and lack of time, resources, and raining in traditional shelters to overcome these needs, and by people acquiring animals from pet stores / puppy mills instead of adopting a rescue. In the film we show that there are many solutions to this national issue. We educate the audience by showing how increasing funding for traditional shelters when possible can make a huge difference. Not only that, but organizations can encourage training shelter employees to deal with troubled animals, making them easier to adopt. We also encourage people to adopt animals from shelters, rather than turning to breeders and puppy mills. Our film follows the lives of several different pets and along the way meet tremendous stories of triumph and of tragedy for these rescued animals. We visit municipal shelters, pet stores, non-profit organizations, animal sanctuaries, prisons and follow the stories of individual pet owners to show the radical way animals are treated, as well as the radical ways they change their owners' lives. With an inspirational tone we call the audience to action, as the solution to the animal crisis begins with each of us.