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Movie • 1980 Report
Yes
63
No
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18
Sibelos
It's pretty common knowledge that every animal death in this movie is real.
Movie • 1980 Report
Yes
54
No
0
31
jdpamv
A snake loved by one of the cast members was mercilessly killed for a pointless scene. The killing is entirely on-display.
Movie • 1986 Report
Yes
38
No
5
9
cha0ticneutralsystem
Allegations of animal abuse and the deaths of at least 20 kittens on set
Movie • 1975 Report
Yes
33
No
2
5
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
28
No
0
11
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 • 2003 Report
Yes
26
No
0
12
cha0ticneutralsystem
4 Octopus where eaten alive on set to get the scene where he eats the octopus alive
Movie • 2003 Report
Yes
17
No
0
4
cha0ticneutralsystem
Reports of explosions and pyrotechnic displays killing the local marine life
Movie • 2012 Report
Yes
16
No
0
3
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
16
No
0
9
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
16
No
0
9
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 • 1989 Report
Yes
15
No
1
10
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 • 1985 Report
Yes
14
No
1
3
oroontheheels
Cow that’s shown dying in the movie was actually dying from a gun wound inflicted on her by director’s orders.
Movie • 1974 Report
Yes
12
No
2
3
hildahildahi
Chicken was put in a tiny ass cage and is bumped into multiple times which makes it swing around
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
11
No
0
2
the movie is about someone who posted videos of himself .... hurting... cats, unfortunately actual clips of said videos are in this movie.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
11
No
1
Movie • 1903 Report
Yes
10
No
0
11
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
10
No
2
Movie • 2005 Report
Yes
9
No
0
4
EamonToPlease
A tank of fish were accidentally killed on the set.
Movie • 2012 Report
Yes
9
No
0
9
cha0ticneutralsystem
The tiger used in the movie was abused and mistreated on set and almost drowned during production
Book • 2017 Report
Yes
9
No
4
Movie • 1939 Report
Yes
8
No
0
3
cha0ticneutralsystem
Horses where killed in the production after being forced to perform a stunt
Movie • 1971 Report
Yes
8
No
2
6
Jamjam
There's a shot of a chicken being beheaded in the tunnel scene, though I'm not sure if a chicken was actually killed for this scene.
Movie • 1925 Report
Yes
8
No
0
3
cha0ticneutralsystem
Horses where shot frequently on set for limping or not “acting correctly”
Movie • 1977 Report
Yes
8
No
2
6
MagitekVai
Maggots were crushed during the filming of the movie
TV Show • 2009 Report
Yes
8
No
4
6
CMster
S10
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A number of butterflies die during a "stunt" that goes really wrong.
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
7
No
2
1
perunamuusi
S1
E1
There is a scene with three chicken corpses, beheaded and plucked.
Movie • 2013 Report
Yes
7
No
0
12
It‘s a documentary about the abuse and exploitation of Orcas, so any shown harm is real
Movie • 1977 Report
Yes
7
No
2
0
WellButtered
While the dog was technically dead before filming, the dog corpse shown is an actual euthanized dog that production team bought and ripped apart.
Movie • 1939 Report
Yes
7
No
0
2
cha0ticneutralsystem
Horses had wires and weights threaded around them so their legs would be pulled out from under them and multiple horses where killed or permanently disabled by the tripping contraption
Movie • 2003 Report
Yes
7
No
0
2
Dae-su eats a live octopus in a sushi restaurant. According to IMDb, 4 live octopodes were eaten by the actor to accomplish the scene in the sushi bar.