Is an animal abandoned?
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Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
94
No
8
13
Dollyfied
A kangaroo is left to die on the side of a road.
TV Show • 2024 Report
Yes
62
No
9
8
IndigoBlue14
The dog is frequently abandoned and follows alongside various characters.
Video Game Report
Yes
35
No
2
3
takitime
You can encounter an adoptable owlbear cub who’s mother has been killed.
YouTube • 2023 Report
Yes
35
No
1
5
Coffeey1412
Zeno the cat is "abandoned" after it's owner dies a mysterious death. The lore about it is a emotional, but it happened in the past and offscreen.
Video Game Report
Yes
33
No
0
1
GET THIS OFF THE MOVIE SECTION
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
28
No
1
2
Pixiedusted
The main dog is driven hours away from home and dumped
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
28
No
0
1
Alder
There’s a pound full of hellhounds that were presumably abandonded
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
27
No
6
3
dandyCur
S1
E1
Arya is forced to abandon her pet wolf.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
26
No
1
2
gr8gabs
(Some spoilers below)
The movie revolves very heavily around animals, specifically horses. In life-or-death situations, human characters tend to try and save themselves, sometimes leaving the horses behind. Some horses are heavily implied to have died afterwards, though whether it was because of their abandonment is debatable. It is worth noting that the plot is driven because the protagonist is seeking out the source of the horses' disappearances, and he often puts himself into harm's way to try and save/take care of the horses.
The protagonist is forced to sell horses to a major character with the intention of buying them back later. The major character is later revealed to be using the horses as live bait. Once the protagonist realizes this, he goes out of his way to rescue what horses he can.
While he is not specifically abandoned, one major scene depicts a chimpanzee being shot to death, likely out of fear or self-defense, while he is docilely interacting with another character. This takes place directly after the same chimpanzee brutalized some other characters.
The movie revolves very heavily around animals, specifically horses. In life-or-death situations, human characters tend to try and save themselves, sometimes leaving the horses behind. Some horses are heavily implied to have died afterwards, though whether it was because of their abandonment is debatable. It is worth noting that the plot is driven because the protagonist is seeking out the source of the horses' disappearances, and he often puts himself into harm's way to try and save/take care of the horses.
The protagonist is forced to sell horses to a major character with the intention of buying them back later. The major character is later revealed to be using the horses as live bait. Once the protagonist realizes this, he goes out of his way to rescue what horses he can.
While he is not specifically abandoned, one major scene depicts a chimpanzee being shot to death, likely out of fear or self-defense, while he is docilely interacting with another character. This takes place directly after the same chimpanzee brutalized some other characters.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
25
No
3
2
kasparfan
at 1:18:04, a horse is abandoned by Elodie; at 1:18:15, aerial view of the dragon getting closer to the horse; at 1:18:19, the dragon spews flames and ground shot shows flames engulfing the horse!
Movie Report
Yes
22
No
8
12
A cat is seen in a cage at a crime scene where the people have been dead for a month
Video Game • 2009 Report
Yes
22
No
0
6
jaycutfilms
You’re able to abandon animals you’ve tamed. Common ways are making them sit & then leaving, or becoming separated by a large distance — usually from teleporting away or dying far from your respawn point while they’re with you.
This is avoidable, but is a pretty common mistake. You can go back and get them but that depends on being able to find your way back.
This is avoidable, but is a pretty common mistake. You can go back and get them but that depends on being able to find your way back.
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
20
No
6
4
Glowfrog
There is a cat who appeared in the past who should hypothetically be there in the present day, but is not. No clear explanation is given for what happened to the cat or whether or not it was abandoned.
Movie • 1997 Report
Yes
20
No
2
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
19
No
10
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
18
No
11
0
ikhouvanjou
S2
E2
Not abandoned on purpose but someone gets thrown off there horse and the horse gets lost and as far as I know it's found again so there just lost in the woods and nobody goes looking for them
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
18
No
1
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
17
No
8
9
Boots
The owner of the cat is killed, but the killer notices the cat sitting by the food bowl and gives him food & head scratches before leaving him safely.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
15
No
0
3
Penji
Pets are abandoned after families evacuate Pripyat.
Movie • 1996 Report
Yes
15
No
4
1
Anonymous
The animals are not left alone on the farm. It is revealed that the family was home when the tornado hit.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
15
No
0
5
At one point the main character has to leave her cat behind but she gets him back later
Movie • 1981 Report
Yes
15
No
0
1
HPXX
The widow drops off the fox she raised as a pup in the forest and drives away. Makes me cry every time.
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
14
No
4
2
wompwoomp
there’s multiple villages where all the people died and only their pets are left
TV Show • 1997 Report
Yes
14
No
2
3
Not sure about any other instances, but in the episode "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride", he has an animal sanctuary specifically for gay animals that had been abandoned by people.
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
13
No
3
Movie • 2001 Report
Yes
12
No
0
1
SiRenfield
Donkey is abandoned by his owner who turns him into the anti-fairy tale creature authorities
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
12
No
2
1
4thcoming
Horses are let loose into the wild.
Movie Report
Yes
12
No
0
5
Pantalones
Perrito was abandoned (and almost killed by) his human owners.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
12
No
0
1
Queerkiddo
A scene shows Garfield being abandoned by his father in the beginning, but is later shown from another perspective to not be the case.
Anime • 2012 Report
Yes
12
No
0
0
gafreview
danny from part 7, a white pet rat is abandoned in the forest