简介：MINEisthepowerfulstoryabouttheessentialbondbetweenhumansandanimalstoldagainstthebackdropofoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinU.S.history.MINEexploreshowtragedyintensifiesthatbondandistoldfromtheperspectiveoforiginalguardians,rescuers,andadoptiveparentsofthevoicelessvictimsofKatrina.Theseindividualsareallconnectedbytwothings,thetragicaftermathofKatrinaandtheirloveofanimals.Inresponsetoanunprecedentedcrisis,thousandsofpetsneededtobetransportedaroundthecountryandadoptedevenwhentheirdisplacedguardiansstilldesperatelywantedthem.Meanwhile,manyadoptiveguardianshaveforgedstrongbondswiththeirnewpets,nurturingthembacktohealthfromthetraumastheysufferedduringandafterthestorm.Whentwofamilieslovethesamepet,conflictsinevitablyariseoverwhoistherightfulownerandwhatisrightfortheanimal.Atthecenterofthistensionarepetswhoarelovedlikefamily,butbylawareconsideredproperty.Thisbegsthequestion,whoislookingoutforthebestinterestoftheanimals?Setinapost-Katrinalandscapeofpoverty,lossandmoraluncertainty,MINEpresentsthecomplexityofanintenselyemotionalsituationthathasnosimpleanswers.Atragedyofthisscalerevealstheworstandbringsoutthebestinhumankindandpresentsanopportunityforustobringaboutmeaningfulsocialchange.MINEisacompelling,character-drivenstorythatchallengesusseethewaywetreatanimalsinoursocietyasareflectionofhowwetreatourselves-andeachother.…