Dog Sanctuary (1963)

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Jerry Green - property dealer - opens a sanctuary for stray dogs. Various shots of strays in the police dog pound. A policeman unlocks the gate and picks up a sandy mongrel cringing in the corner. The mongrel pup is taken by the policeman to a man in a white coat standing beside a brown van from Jerry’s sanctuary. C/U of the policeman. The man places the dog in the van and drive off. C/Us of the driver and the dog in the back. The van drives through gates. C/U on sign - ’Jerry Green Trust Foundation - Site of Dog Sanctuary’. The mongrel is placed on a table and given a check up. C/U of the sad-looking mongrel pup. M/S of dogs in enclosures. Two kennel maids scooping food into metal bowls. Various shots of the dogs eating. C/U of Jerry Green. More general shots of dogs in the enclosures. M/S of the mongrel pup being set down in front of a bowl of food. The kennel maid picks up a handful of food to encourage the timid dog to eat. Cuts exist -
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