Bestiality -bestialita- - - Peter Skerl 1976 -vhs...

That night, Maya sat in her apartment with a cold cup of coffee and a legal pad. She had taken one course in animal law as an elective. The distinction was drilled into her: welfare versus rights . Welfare was about better cages, more space, pain relief. Rights was about ending the cage entirely. Welfare said: treat them humanely. Rights said: they are not ours to use.

The book went nowhere for two years. Then a journalist from a national magazine read it. Then a documentary filmmaker. Then a state legislator who had never thought about a pig in her life. Bestiality -Bestialita- - Peter Skerl 1976 -Vhs...

It took ten years. Sunnyside closed its gestation crates voluntarily after a consumer boycott organized by Destiny's group. Three other states passed non-human personhood bills. A court in Massachusetts ruled that pigs have habeas corpus rights—the right to challenge their confinement in court. That night, Maya sat in her apartment with

: Leonora Fani is frequently praised for her performance as the feral, traumatized Jeanine, bringing a level of talent to the role that many critics feel exceeds the film's trashy premise. Welfare was about better cages, more space, pain relief

), this 1976 production remains one of the most polarizing entries in the exploitation genre. A Legacy of Legal Turmoil

If you are watching the Peter Skerl film, expect an arty, somewhat pretentious 70s Italian drama about a failing marriage, rather than a horror or shock-sploitation film.

: The original audio is Italian. Many VHS releases do not have English dubs or subtitles.