FICM offeres a screening in benefit of dogs 

The program, called Canes en el cine (Dogs in cinema), was special because
of the presence of Mila, a black-and-white spotted dog, and another dog with her
six puppies.

Daniela Michel, director of FICM, thanked the audience and stated she was a
dog lover and that the goal of the screening was to educate people about animal
rights. Four silent movies as well as two documentaries – all with a dog as the
main character – were screened.

Elizabeth Viveros, who works at the Asociación Michoacana Amigos de los
Animales (AMICHA), thanked FICM for the opportunity to be in festival. She said
that her organization works to help homeless domestic animals by rescuing them
from abuse, healing them and finding them a new home. One of the things they
have accomplished is replacing the electroshock method of euthanizing dogs to a
more humane one in which they don´t suffer a painful death. 

The presentation was very moving. Deborah Silberer interpreted the music
for the films: A Dog´s Life, by Charles Chaplin; Angora Love, by Lewis R. Foster
interpreted by Oliver Hardy and Stanley Laurel; The Lucky Dog, by Jess Robbins
and Rescued by Rover, by Lewin Fitzhamon. The documentary filmed in 2007, 5
razones para comerte a tu perro, was also in the program. The revenue from this
screening was donated to AMICHA.

Translated by Lorena Villa Parkman