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"Hobbit" Animal Deaths?

brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,090
edited November 2012 in A Moving Train
I was looking forward to seeing this film but I'll definitely wait to hear more on this before I do. The article linked here has an update written by director Peter Jackson claiming no animals were harmed during actual filming. At this point it's a bit difficult to tell if Jackson's claim is completely true. A few questions come to my mind over this-- should the film producers be held responsible for the wrangler's actions and are the emotional lives of animals as well as their physical well being taken into account when using them in filming?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/1 ... ertainment
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  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    I'll never forget how I felt after reading about the making of 'Milo and Otis'.

    Not fantastic.
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  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    I'll never forget how I felt after reading about the making of 'Milo and Otis'.

    Not fantastic.

    what happened?
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  • comebackgirlcomebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    Zoso wrote:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    I'll never forget how I felt after reading about the making of 'Milo and Otis'.

    Not fantastic.

    what happened?
    reports of more than 20 kittens being killed and purposely breaking a kitten's paw :(
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  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    comebackgirl wrote:
    Zoso wrote:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    I'll never forget how I felt after reading about the making of 'Milo and Otis'.

    Not fantastic.

    what happened?
    reports of more than 20 kittens being killed and purposely breaking a kitten's paw :(

    well that's fucked up to say the least.
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  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    comebackgirl wrote:
    Zoso wrote:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    I'll never forget how I felt after reading about the making of 'Milo and Otis'.

    Not fantastic.

    what happened?
    reports of more than 20 kittens being killed and purposely breaking a kitten's paw :(

    Some pugs were reported to have been injured as well. The bear scene was not a great time for the pug.
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  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Zo...

    Here's a link that leaves a lot to be desired:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZptPu75E4xA

    I'm not sure what has been confirmed as the truth, but the clip certainly had me wondering.
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  • green_girlgreen_girl Posts: 931
    Horrific.
    Some of these events are almost 2 years old, so why are we just now hearing about them? But I guess the revelations were timed for the movie premiere. I hope people remember this when it's time to buy (or NOT buy) their movie tickets.

    :(
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    wow. sick.
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    THE FUCK?!?!

    Why did I click on this story... Very upsetting...
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  • adropintheparkadropinthepark Posts: 475
    brianlux wrote:
    ... A few questions come to my mind over this-- should the film producers be held responsible for the wrangler's actions and are the emotional lives of animals as well as their physical well being taken into account when using them in filming?

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/1 ... ertainment

    Good question. I'm reluctant to think that anyone other than the wranglers should be held legally responsible. However, my gut is holding the film producers responsible. This news has turned me off from a film I was looking forward to seeing.
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Animals should not be made to appear in films, period.
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