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Movie • 1980 Report
Yes
42
No
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11
Sibelos
It's pretty common knowledge that every animal death in this movie is real.
Movie • 1980 Report
Yes
32
No
0
18
jdpamv
A snake loved by one of the cast members was mercilessly killed for a pointless scene. The killing is entirely on-display.
Movie • 1975 Report
Yes
24
No
0
2
EchoGarden1
The open shark is a real shark they caught and killed. Also, the way they got the shark to attack the cage was really bad.
Movie • 1972 Report
Yes
22
No
0
10
averagehorrorenjoyer
a live chicken was beaten, strangled, and used to rape someone. it died as a result. if you wanna skip the scene, the timestamp in the uncut version is 0:28:40-0:30:19
Movie • 1986 Report
Yes
17
No
2
1
20 kittens died in the making.
Movie • 1986 Report
Yes
14
No
3
7
cha0ticneutralsystem
Allegations of animal abuse and the deaths of at least 20 kittens on set
Movie • 2003 Report
Yes
13
No
0
9
cha0ticneutralsystem
4 Octopus where eaten alive on set to get the scene where he eats the octopus alive
Movie • 2003 Report
Yes
10
No
0
4
cha0ticneutralsystem
Reports of explosions and pyrotechnic displays killing the local marine life
Movie • 2012 Report
Yes
10
No
0
2
cha0ticneutralsystem
Reports of 27 animals (mainly sheep and goats) being malnourished, dying or starvation, drowned or exhausted on set. They were supposedly let off with a warning and weren’t investigated further by the AHA
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
10
No
0
5
it’s a documentary about someone who abuses & kills animals online anonymously, unfortunately the clips are real footage from said videos the person posts
Movie • 1979 Report
Yes
9
No
0
7
Sid
An ox was hacked to death during a religious ritual. As far as I can tell the ritual would have happened anyway so it wasn’t killed specifically for the film
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
8
No
0
Movie • 1939 Report
Yes
7
No
0
2
cha0ticneutralsystem
Horses where killed in the production after being forced to perform a stunt
Movie • 1989 Report
Yes
7
No
1
2
Ollie2
The American Humane Association rated this film "unacceptable" because of the rat that was submerged in oxygenated liquid in one scene.
"James Cameron later admitted that four rats had indeed gone through the procedure without problems; the fifth, however, suffered a cardiac arrest. Fortunately, Cameron was able to revive it through careful chest compressions, and later kept it as a pet."
Supposedly, the only purpose for the cuts in the sequence was to avoid showing the rats defecating from panic.
And you need only watch the scene to see a rat in enormous distress.
"James Cameron later admitted that four rats had indeed gone through the procedure without problems; the fifth, however, suffered a cardiac arrest. Fortunately, Cameron was able to revive it through careful chest compressions, and later kept it as a pet."
Supposedly, the only purpose for the cuts in the sequence was to avoid showing the rats defecating from panic.
And you need only watch the scene to see a rat in enormous distress.
Movie • 2005 Report
Yes
7
No
0
3
EamonToPlease
A tank of fish were accidentally killed on the set.
Movie • 1925 Report
Yes
7
No
0
2
cha0ticneutralsystem
Horses where shot frequently on set for limping or not “acting correctly”
Movie • 1903 Report
Yes
7
No
0
6
SpikeGreene
Literally the entire film's purpose, over 74 seconds, is the real electrocution of a real elephant. It is not only immoral, but absolutely disgusting.
Book Report
Yes
6
No
2
0
It's real imo so yes
Movie • 2012 Report
Yes
6
No
0
3
cha0ticneutralsystem
The tiger used in the movie was abused and mistreated on set and almost drowned during production
TV Show • 2009 Report
Yes
6
No
4
2
CMster
S10
E10
A number of butterflies die during a "stunt" that goes really wrong.
Movie • 2006 Report
Yes
5
No
0
1
cha0ticneutralsystem
At least two horses died on set due to the carelessness of the production team an prioritzing getting certain camera shots over the horses safety. One broke it’s leg in a running scene and was put down and one broke it’s neck in a fall
TV Show • 2015 Report
Yes
5
No
0
1
Pantalones
It is a reality survival competition, so the contestants really do hunt and fish live wild animals. They try to kill the animals quickly/humanely but there is some animal suffering, like an injured moose that ran and lived for some time before dying from its wounds.
Movie • 1979 Report
Yes
5
No
0
2
Jamjam
Reports state that a raccoon was beaten and traumatized during production.
A crew member called AHA’s Hollywood office to report that a raccoon was in danger of being beaten to death for a scene. Humane Officer Gordon Jones raced to the studio and stopped the action. “The actor had had enough of hitting the raccoon, and he was trying to go easy and fake it, but the director was screaming for him to keep going and hit it harder,” Jones said. He further added, “I asked them to stop, and they did. In the movie, the raccoon is thrown into a fire, but I made sure they used a dummy.”
Nonetheless, AHA rated the film Unacceptable for the animal abuse that occurred.
A crew member called AHA’s Hollywood office to report that a raccoon was in danger of being beaten to death for a scene. Humane Officer Gordon Jones raced to the studio and stopped the action. “The actor had had enough of hitting the raccoon, and he was trying to go easy and fake it, but the director was screaming for him to keep going and hit it harder,” Jones said. He further added, “I asked them to stop, and they did. In the movie, the raccoon is thrown into a fire, but I made sure they used a dummy.”
Nonetheless, AHA rated the film Unacceptable for the animal abuse that occurred.
Movie • 1985 Report
Yes
5
No
0
4
moschidae
Bird in too small of a cage, typical 80s shit
Movie • 2002 Report
Yes
5
No
1
3
moschidae
Cmon guys.... 3 seconds into the movie an adult cat is picked up by the nape of its neck and ripped violently off screen. Thats awful, why didnt anyone tag this.
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
5
No
0
Movie • 2013 Report
Yes
4
No
0
6
It‘s a documentary about the abuse and exploitation of Orcas, so any shown harm is real
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
4
No
1
-1
kelseyj610
2 people had answered no with no comment/source. In looking it up, it looks like The Woman King was not AHA certified. (This is the organization that authorizes productions to use "No Animals were Harmed in the Making") so, I guess that's enough for a yes?
Movie • 1939 Report
Yes
4
No
0
1
Ollie2
Real rabbits and birds were killed for the film
Movie • 1982 Report
Yes
4
No
0
1
sapphicswords
Most of the cockroaches seen in the movie were real, and it has been reported that all of them were gas-bombed after filming.