Animal Abuse in movie franchises throughout the years

  • Stagecoach

    The movie is about how John Ford's landmark Western revolves around an assorted group of colorful passengers aboard the Overland stagecoach bound for Lordsburg, New Mexico, in the 1880s. But, they faced many animal abuse allegations when people saw them doing many dangerous stunts with the horses on set.
  • White Wilderness

    White Wilderness
    The movie about animals around the wilderness and especially about the lemmings. Disney made the point that lemmings "commit mass suicide" in groups by jumping off of cliffs around the area when in reality there are many rumors pointing to the idea that Disney crew men would run the lemmings off of the cliffs to get the shot that they needed.
  • Heavens's Gate

    Heavens's Gate
    It is about a battle that erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. There were reports of chickens heads being cut off, cows being cut, and horses being cut and killed.
  • First Blood

    First Blood
    The movie is about Vietnam veteran and drifter John J. Rambo wanders into a small Washington town in search of an old friend, but is met with intolerance and brutality by the local sheriff. While filming the film there were rumors that American Humane Association accounts indicate rats were killed in various ways, including being "burned by an actor" and being "squeezed and hurled against a wall."
  • The Adventures of Milo and Otis

    The Adventures of Milo and Otis
    The movie is about a dog and cat going on adventures. But, there are many rumors that the cat being featured in the film was not the only cat there was. There has said to be many deaths of the animals in the film due to animal abuse.
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
    The movie is about a bunch of pirates in the Caribbean. The movie franchise was rumored to have "Many smaller animals" including fish and squid being killed after explosions were detonated in the ocean. "No one thought they would result in disturbing the marine life, so no precautions were taken,".
  • Flicka

    Flicka
    The movie is about how in modern-day Wyoming, teenager Katy McLaughlin dreams of working on and, one day, taking over her father's ranch. During the process of filming the movie two horses were killed and the American Humane Association classified the deaths as "unpreventable accidents,". One horse was euthanized after breaking its leg during a scene and another broke its neck when it tripped on a rope while running.
  • Speed Racer

    Speed Racer
    The movie is about a boy who is born into a family business of race cars, Speed Racer is one of the track's hot stars. While filming the movie people on set of the film claimed a chimpanzee actor used in the film was "beaten" after it bit a human actor.
  • Life of PI

    Life of PI
    The movie is about a little Indian boy on a boat with a tiger sailing across the ocean to safety. One of the films stars is a Bengal tiger and the real animal used in the movie was reportedly treated poorly on set and his mistreatment was covered up by the American Humane Association.
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
    The movie is about when Bilbo Baggins lives a simple life with his fellow hobbits in the shire, until the wizard Gandalf arrives and convinces him to join a group of dwarves on a quest to reclaim the kingdom of Erebor. But, while the movie was beign filmed there were allegations of the sheep and goats being filmed dying of things like dehydration, exhaustion, and drowning.