Why Are Animals Harmed On The Set Of Movies?
Did you know that animals get injured, or even die on sets of movies? Not only does the crew harm the animals, but they lie about it and then put “No animals were harmed” at the end credits. Don’t you think that’s the wrong thing to do? Three reasons include, the crew lies about not harming the animals when they actually do, it’s the crew’s fault that they are harmed, and a lot of animals are killed/ injured on sets of movies. Well, animals are definitely NOT safe in the movie business.
A lot of animals are killed on the sets of movies. For example, in The Hobbit: Unexpected Journey, more than two dozen animals were killed on the set of the movie; mostly sheep and goats. This supports my stance because, if a lot of animals were killed on …show more content…
When they put “No Animals Were Harmed during the making of this film”, it isn’t true. There is a long history of animals of being killed/injured on the set of movies. For example, in Life Of Pi, the bengal tiger nearly drowned on the set of the movie. If the tiger nearly drowned, why would you put that no animals were harmed at the end credits? Another example, in Eight Below, a husky dog was a repeatedly punched by its trainor on the set of the movie. Yet, they still put that no animals were harmed in the making of this movie at the end …show more content…
However, there is a bigger percentage that the crew is purposefully harming the animals on the sets of movies. According to (www.pbs.org), there was a lot of animals that either were harmed or killed on the set of the movie. One article stated, “An animal handler dropped a chipmunk, stepped on it, thus killing it during the production of ‘Failure to Launch’. “ In this case, the animal didn’t die of natural causes and it was the handlers fault that it is dead.
In conclusion, the crew lies about not harming the animals when they actually do, a lot of animals are being harmed on the set of movies and lastly, it’s usually the crew’s fault that the animal is being harmed/killed. So, animals are definitely not safe in the movie business and on the sets of
A lot of animals are killed on the sets of movies. For example, in The Hobbit: Unexpected Journey, more than two dozen animals were killed on the set of the movie; mostly sheep and goats. This supports my stance because, if a lot of animals were killed on …show more content…
When they put “No Animals Were Harmed during the making of this film”, it isn’t true. There is a long history of animals of being killed/injured on the set of movies. For example, in Life Of Pi, the bengal tiger nearly drowned on the set of the movie. If the tiger nearly drowned, why would you put that no animals were harmed at the end credits? Another example, in Eight Below, a husky dog was a repeatedly punched by its trainor on the set of the movie. Yet, they still put that no animals were harmed in the making of this movie at the end …show more content…
However, there is a bigger percentage that the crew is purposefully harming the animals on the sets of movies. According to (www.pbs.org), there was a lot of animals that either were harmed or killed on the set of the movie. One article stated, “An animal handler dropped a chipmunk, stepped on it, thus killing it during the production of ‘Failure to Launch’. “ In this case, the animal didn’t die of natural causes and it was the handlers fault that it is dead.
In conclusion, the crew lies about not harming the animals when they actually do, a lot of animals are being harmed on the set of movies and lastly, it’s usually the crew’s fault that the animal is being harmed/killed. So, animals are definitely not safe in the movie business and on the sets of