A beef farmer struggles with his conscience every time he takes his cows to slaughter, and so sets about doing something extraordinary.

73 Cows

They were young, ambitious graduate students, eager to become scientists and change the world. They never expected to be told that they should harm animals to do it.

Test Subjects

The film explores the link between our treatment of animals and emerging health threats such as pandemics and antibiotic resistance. It specifically looks at zoonotic diseases—germs and viruses that spread between human and non-human animals—which threaten the health and lives of the entire human population.