Key emotional elements that we discussed are:
- The animals are passed onto the refuge by zoos, RSPCA as well as owners. They can’t be rehoused. The refuge is their last resort. Without the refuge they would be put down.
- Winter heating. Pam and Toni go without heating in order for the animals (particularly reptiles and monkeys to have heating. Pam and Toni go into the monkey house to keep warm.
- Pam is elderly and not as active as she was. Depends heavily on others.
- Toni has sacrificed having a life of her own to work at the refuge, to live in and be on call.
- Volunteer Sandy is 84 and fundraises every week as well as doing manual work around the refuge. He was told that he wouldn’t walk, yet he keeps himself active by coming to the refuge.
- As much as the animals are in cages, the people too are trapped. None of the staff can leave the refuge unattended.
- Although these are emotional stories, neither of the films will be an appeal. It is a study of real life.
- Need footage of a typical day and the reality of how much work is involved in feeding, cleaning and caring for over 400 animals on a day to day basis.
- Pam, Toni and Sandy to be main characters, but also interview and show ‘orbital’ characters.
- Using voiceover: factual information in ‘voice of authority’ voiceover, emotional content from contributors shown on screen.
- Disconnected soundbites from contributors over cut aways.
- Interview RSPCA person if possible to get their authority: how valuable refuge is.
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