Documentary

I watched this documentary on HBO last night.  It was so sad.  It's called Dealing Dogs.  It was all about Class B dog dealers.  They sell dogs to laboratories and university's for testing.  The kennel they had these dogs in was disgusting.  They were keeping at least four dogs per cage.  They didn't get enough food or water.  Lots of dogs died either of starvation, being attacked by other dogs or were killed by the workers at the kennel.  An animal rights activist from Last Chance for Animals was able to go undercover at this kennel.  I don't know how he did it.  I would've killed those assholes after dealing with all their shit.  At one point in the documentary, you see a small dog.  I don't think he was more than five months old.  The undercover agent went to pet the dog and the guy who was taking him on a leash said not to because he bites.  He then proceeded to slam the dogs face into the ground, where the dog did try and bite him.  He took the dog into the yard and had another one of the guys shoot him twice in the head because he wasn't any good anymore.  It was terrible.  At another point, the agent was getting ready to clean cages and he saw a female beagle in the back of the cage, he assumed she was dead until he saw her eyes darting back and forth, she was in shock.  She had been attacked by the other dogs in her cage.  He proceeded to tell one of the guys that the dog needed medical attention and he said he'd given her something but not to worry, she'd be dead in the morning.  He was right.  She was still in the back of her cage and had died sometime in the night.  The USDA is supposed to check up on these kennels to make sure that the animals are under humane conditions.  The agent witnessed a visit by the USDA... they did nothing.  Reported no violations.  After recording over 700 hours of video, he turned it into the USDA.  It took them several years but they eventually prosecuted.  The owners were forced to pay over quarter of a million dollars, could face up to 1.2 million in penalities, were forced to give up their 700 acre farm and could face up to 10 years in prison.  I've seen a lot of cruelty documentaries but I think this was the worst one yet.