Dramatically Missing the Point: A majority of the plot occurs because the humans' motivations are misunderstood by the pets.

The Tuen Mun Reptile House is a small gem in the New Territories. Located inside Tuen Mun Park, which is conveniently beside the MTR, it holds 52 different live exhibits with 29 different species of reptiles from around the world. The Reptile House has an indoor and outdoor courtyard exhibit in which you can view a wide variety of reptiles like jungle carpet pythons, veiled chameleons, boa constrictors, Thai-water dragons and more. Lifelong Animal Protection (Cat adoption centre) , 11 First Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, 6691 7131 Have you been pawndering about getting a pet? The Sassy Mama team has adopted animals from different centres across Hong Kong so many of these recommendations are personal and heartfelt. After a thorough investigation (and staring at plenty of puppy and kitten pictures), we’ve compiled a list of where to adopt dogs and cats in Hong Kong. Think of all the new pet-friendly spots to explore, not to mention pet-friendly staycations. We hope you find the perfect addition to your family to pamper! Cub Cues Protective Parent: Bear cubs, in this case, whose whines (courtesy of Chance trying to keep them from taking his fish) cause their mother to come to their aid. From hosting care-taking workshops to providing adoption handbooks, Lifelong Animal Protection ( LAP) is perfect for first-time pet owners. If you’re unfamiliar with pet adoption, its experienced team will help you through the process. Also, it organises Adoption Days and claims that every day is Adoption Day at any of its centres!Mystery Meat: There's a short scene where Shadow and Chance discuss what they think hot dogs are made of. Chance doubts that they're made of dog, while Shadow doubts that they're even made of meat. Then agree that they taste the best when they fall in the dirt. I Will Find You: Shadow to Peter. Trouble is, Shadow grossly misinterprets what's going on when Peter and the rest of the family leave.

Home For Homeless Dogs – Focuses mainly on senior dogs who often get overlooked by potential owners. www.hfhd.org Adaptation Species Change: Happened in the transition from the book The Incredible Journey to the film. They're all the same breed types as the original, although the dogs have age and personality swapped: Shadow is Luath's breed type (retriever, though Shadow is a Golden and Luath a Labrador) and stone-cold determined personality with Bodger's age, Chance is Bodger's breed type (bully breeds; Chance is an American Bulldog and Bodger an English Bull Terrier) and devil-may-care personality with Luath's young age, and Tao the male Siamese is changed into Sassy the female Himalayan (a Persian/Siamese cross). In both versions, it's the young dog who has a bad run-in with a porcupine and the old dog who almost doesn't make it home at the end. At the end of the movie, Shadow is injured and trapped, and tells Chance to go on without him. He somehow manages to get home anyway.Mentor Occupational Hazard: Subverted. It looks as though Shadow won't make it during the climax after falling through a hole and getting his leg injured— he even gives Chance a "you have to go on without me" speech — but he gets home. Nice Mean And In Between: Shadow, the wise Cool Old Guy, is the Nice, the grouchy Jerk with a Heart of Gold Sassy is the Mean, and Chance is the naive but loyal In-between. PREFERRED HABITAT: Ensconced in the herd, and perhaps someday ensconced in the ruins of capitalism.

Surprisingly, however, the film will also both touch and entertain viewers who have graduated elementary school. The "characters" aren't too cheesy to make you roll your eyes, the plot isn't so animal-rights leaning (like Free Willy, for example) that it will make your stomach turn, and I think that the simple love between a child and his/her pet is something that we can still relate to long after we've "grown up". If you are not dabbing at your eyes (or at least seeing through some mist) as the end credits roll, then the fault may just lie within your cynical self.Dark Reprise: The main theme begins to play as Shadow jumps into the rapids to rescue Sassy, the implications being that he'll save her life. The tune sinks into a minor key as it becomes clear that this isn’t the case. Mythology Gag: Before they take their stepdad Bob Seaver's last name, Peter, Jamie, and Hope's last name is Burnford, the same as the writer of the original book. The Door Slams You: Shadow "rescues" Chance from the pound this way by pouncing the fence right in front of the pound personnel. At the start of my veterinary journey, I was somewhat lost to humans. I was an introvert and remain so even now. On the other hand, my love for and connection to animals has always been undeniably real. I truly believe that their worth, in pounds and pence, in dollars and cents, is no measure of their actual value. Humans seemed only ok, but all that gradually changed as I became a fresh veterinary graduate.