Kate Hosali and her daughter Nina founded SPANA (Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad) while travelling North Africa in 1929. They have been improving the lives of working animals around the world ever since. Together with our pals over at Don’t Panic, PICNIC created an animated campaign to boost SPANA’s profile and encourage public engagement.

The film aims to raise awareness of the lives of working animals overseas by showing the solidarity of our own working animals on strike. A sniffer dog (voiced by Brian Blessed), police horse (Peter Egan) and sheepdog (played by Deborah Meaden) are shown ignoring their daily duties and protesting in solidarity with animals in developing countries.

Credits.

Lead Animator - Ed Roberts
Clean Up Artists - Katerina Cremasoti and Angeline De Silva
Additional Animation - Thanh Trahn
Backgrounds - Slawek Fedorczuk
Compositing - Chris Sayer
Audio Design - Daniele Carmosino @Danca