FRAMEWORK Film Screening: Dogspiracy
Sat, Oct 10
|Goucher College: Hyman Forum
What happens when our desire for companionship becomes part of a global system of commerce—and who bears responsibility when that system causes harm?
TIME & LOCATION
Oct 10, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Goucher College: Hyman Forum, 1021 Dulaney Valley Rd, Baltimore, MD 21204, USA
ABOUT THE EVENT
2025 | Documentary | United Kingdom | English | 98 minutes
As part of the Goucher Art Galleries’ FRAMEWORK Film Screening Series, join us for a screening of Dogspiracy, a documentary investigating the hidden systems behind the commercial dog trade and the political, economic, and consumer choices that allow animal exploitation to persist.
Following British veterinarian, author, and animal welfare campaigner Dr. Marc Abraham OBE, Dogspiracy moves between the United States and the United Kingdom as Abraham investigates puppy mills, canine fertility clinics, puppy smuggling, and the regulatory systems surrounding the breeding and sale of dogs.
The film asks viewers to look beyond individual cases of animal cruelty toward the structures that make those conditions possible. Through encounters with breeders, advocates, policymakers, and others involved in the industry, Dogspiracy considers how legislation, commerce, enforcement, and consumer behavior intersect—and why efforts to reform those systems can prove so difficult.
At the…