Animation ... Andreas Hykade

The Runt (2006) (This does not have the correct sound ... need to find the correct video)

At first i thought because of the drawing style of this short animation it was directed at children .. however when i watched it through i realised that the content is very very adult. It is the story of a young child who stops a 'runt' rabbit from being killed ... however he is allowed to keep it for a year then kill it himself for food. I found this animation to be very upsetting as the image of the rabbit smashing its head against a wall while the young boy is unable to kill it genuinely upset me ... i think its because we become emotionally involved with animals and even though we do eat some animals we are not involved or shown how it makes it to our plate. We have a vague understanding but we have not experienced it in person.