480: Animal Sacrifice

480: Animal Sacrifice

Nov 30, 2012
What animals sacrifice for us, and what we sacrifice for them. Including a story from Susan Orlean about dogs in World War II, and the This American Life staff confronts Ira about his dog, Piney.

Photo: Dog wearing suicide bomb vest, 1943.

  • Act Three

    Human Sacrifice.

    This American Life producer Nancy Updike reveals to Ira the staff’s concern about his dog, Piney. (17 minutes)Animals
    Song: "Never Gonna Give You Up", Jerry Butler

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Dog wearing suicide bomb vest, 1943.

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