Is an animal sad?

Browse movies, tv shows, books and more where an animal is sad.
This trigger is for viewers who are affected by scenes depicting animal sadness or distress. This could include animals separated from their young, injured animals, or animals in captivity.
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Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
112
No
2
10
vonni
A dying kangaroo is featured early in the film. It makes several pained and mournful sounds. The animal is CGI, but appears very realistically.
TV Show • 2024 Report
Yes
96
No
10
8
Ep 7 around 16 min in, dog gets locked in a Nuka Cola container (intended to contain, not hurt the dog but still)
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
70
No
3
8
TheCassandraComplex
E3: Near the end of E3, there are chimps that have been locked in cages and had horrible experiments done on them. They seem more enraged than sad about it, but I feel like the suffering of animals probably ties into this trigger.

E4: A cat sorta mews at his dead owner in E4, it could be read as sad. Nothing super obvious or overt.
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
54
No
4
12
DeMako
a bear looks sad in the cage

TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
52
No
10
1
Mulu
Very gore scene of a whale being intentionally pierced by a boat going at full speed. It doesn't die immediatly and you can hear its cries of pain afterward.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
51
No
19
12
theciviljay
There is a sad cat in a crate that has been left alone after their entire family is murdered
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
50
No
3
3
zefjeff
Many rats in distress, some are killed.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
46
No
1
3
MisterSix
A dog is deliberately poisoned but makes a full recovery.
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
42
No
21
9
mbouniol
Angel Dust's pet pig, Fat Nuggets, appears a bit sad when he realizes Angel is sad. Nothing too intense, in my opinion.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
41
No
0
5
AliceLidell
Dragon loses her babies and mourns them
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
40
No
0
10
jdpamv
Every animal in the film is sad.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
38
No
21
10
Anonymous
Animals do seem happy despite their condition
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
35
No
7
4
TheCassandraComplex
The dragons are (likely) sentient and it’s possible to read sadness on them in certain situations.

In S1E6, a dragon is sad when asked to kill their bonded rider.

In season S1E2, a dragon is sad when she sees the remains of one of her offspring.

In S1E2, a dog is sad when they see their owner is deceased.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
34
No
0
1
gr8gabs
Multiple horses are heard making sounds of distress while they are in danger. The protagonist is forced to give up one of his horses early on in the film, though no reaction is shown from the horse.

(SPOILERS)

A chimpanzee is shown being docile and confused after having a violent episode. The chimpanzee is shot down soon afterwards while he appears to be interacting with a character in a friendly manner.
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
34
No
4
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
33
No
1
2
Hannibalfan
S1
 E1
In Savoureux, Winston the dog is sad as Will gets taken away.
Movie • 2000 Report
Yes
33
No
1
2
FrogMann
Yes we hear a dog whimper as he's kicked to death
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
32
No
0
6
Cadenmin04
A Pelican pleads to be put out of his misery/killed
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
32
No
7
1
Misanthrope
There's also a dog limping earlier in the movie by the road, you see the car pull in fast but luckily the dog was out of the way but it should be noted.
Movie • 1982 Report
Yes
32
No
1
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
30
No
0
13
SiRenfield
More like Sad Animals: The Series, am I right?
Video Game Report
Yes
30
No
0
7
lilpig
You can talk to animals with a spell, or simply read their body language through the narrator, and some of them are distressed. Examples are a dog that is coming to terms with his master's death (he is in denial until you talk to him into joining you), dogs that are being abused by their owner, and an owlbear cub who mourns the loss of their mother.
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
30
No
1
2
hall
The player will often find themselves encountering sad animals and fighting them.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
30
No
6
Movie • 2014 Report
Yes
30
No
2
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
29
No
1
4
Mandycandyland
A sad parrot misses his owner and hasn’t spoken since.
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
28
No
14
9
I’m assuming we’re talking about Olivia, the widow of Karl the seagull 🥺
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
28
No
0
TV Show Report
Yes
26
No
1
6
S1
 E1
Foris is taken from Caeneus and put in a small cage, because Caeneus is made a diver instead of handler.
Movie • 2008 Report
Yes
26
No
2