Stories of people who handle dead animals. Don't worry — it's not as gross as it sounds. In fact, not disgusting at all. A story by George Saunders about an animal control man who falls in unrequited love. A woman who studies illuminated manuscripts, whose pages look like paper but are in fact animals. And other stories.
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Act One
I'm Ferdinand. I'm Glad to be Your Steak Tonight
Jay Allison presents a woman who "talks" to animals and a slaughterhouse owner. (5 minutes)
Act Two
Act Three
Dead Animal Man
Ira with Clarence Hicks, who picks up dead animals for a living. (9 minutes)
Act Four
Redemption
Jay Allison's story about Leo Brillo in Los Angeles who saves animals. (5 minutes)
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