{"id":963345,"date":"2020-06-23T14:43:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T21:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=963345"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:13:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T17:13:43","slug":"animals-in-film-tv","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/issues\/animals-in-entertainment\/animals-in-film-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Animals in Movies and on Television: Cruelty Behind the Scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-beyondwords-player\"><div data-beyondwords-player=\"true\" contenteditable=\"false\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve seen it at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/issues\/animals-in-entertainment\/circuses\/\">circuses<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seaworldofhurt.com\/\">marine parks<\/a>, at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/lifestyle\/entertainment\/deadly-destinations\/\">roadside zoos<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/issues\/animals-in-entertainment\/horse-racing\/\">racetracks<\/a>: When animals are used for entertainment, they suffer\u2014and the film and TV industries are no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often torn away from their mothers as infants and subjected to lives of punishment and deprivation, animals used in movie and television productions have no control over their lives. They\u2019re treated like props, often forced to perform confusing tricks on cue until they\u2019re considered too old, too sick, or simply no longer profitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/hollywood-trainer-fails-animals\/\">At off-set training compounds<\/a>, living conditions are typically dismal, and abusive training techniques, including food deprivation, are commonly used to ensure that animals perform on set in the fewest takes possible. Animals used in movies and on TV are trapped in the recurring role of \u201cvictim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-player\"><div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"You Have to See How These \u201cTrainers\u201d Treat Animals used for Film &amp; TV\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/45iXLzJ0CYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wild Animals in Film and on TV<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Using wild animals such as bears, snakes, big cats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/news\/righteous-gemstones-monkey-exploitation\/\">monkeys<\/a>, wolves, and elephants for entertainment is inherently cruel, and <strong>there is never a situation in which it\u2019s acceptable to use them in a movie or on a TV show<\/strong>. No amount of \u201ctraining\u201d can ever completely override their natural instincts. In nature, most animals do everything that they can to avoid humans, but those used by Hollywood trainers are forced into close proximity with their captors and are also deprived of their families, their freedom, and everything else that\u2019s natural and important to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PETA\u2019s undercover investigations and law-enforcement probes into animal suppliers for the film and TV industries have documented that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/headlines.peta.org\/uno-tiger-abuse-animals-in-entertainment\/\">animals are whipped<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/news\/video-a-to-z-film-animals-hollywood-animal-supplier\/\">kept in deplorable conditions<\/a>. The anguish for most of these animals begins shortly after birth, when they\u2019re separated from their mothers and denied the maternal care that they need for normal development. This can result in extreme physical and psychological distress. As wild animals mature and become useless to trainers, many are discarded at seedy roadside zoos and other substandard facilities, where they may suffer for years without proper food or veterinary care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-player\"><div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"The Tragic Behind-the-Scenes Reality for Animals Filmed for Movies and TV Shows\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/529105453?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While they may never get the life that they deserve in their natural homes, wild animals used for movies and on TV shows\u00a0<em>can\u00a0<\/em>have the next best thing. Reputable sanctuaries across the country can offer them expert veterinary care, room to explore, seclusion, and freedom from the stress of transport and the chaos of film and TV sets. It\u2019s the responsibility of Hollywood\u2019s trainers to stop exploiting these animals and to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/real-animal-sanctuary-zoo\/\">relinquish them to reputable sanctuaries<\/a>\u00a0where they can have some semblance of a natural life. Filmmakers, too, have the responsibility never to use wild animals in their productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OPT03_Sur-barren-kennel.jpg\" alt=\"A black and white dog in a barren concrete jennel\" class=\"wp-image-1178865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OPT03_Sur-barren-kennel.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OPT03_Sur-barren-kennel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OPT03_Sur-barren-kennel-602x452.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OPT03_Sur-barren-kennel-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OPT03_Sur-barren-kennel-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OPT03_Sur-barren-kennel-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sur, who staff said was used in a TV mini-series, had no bedding. This photo was captured following an overnight low temperature of 49 degrees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What About Animals Such as Cats and Dogs in Movies and Shows?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Domestic animals such as cats,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/news\/video-report-dog-locked-in-cage-plunged-into-frigid-river-for-movie\/\">dogs<\/a>, horses, chickens, and cows have needs that are different from those of wild animals but are no safer from the deprivation, cruelty, and dangers of the movie and TV industries. Horses, for example, are historically among the animals&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/hobbit-unexpected-cruelty\/\">most commonly injured and killed when used for movies<\/a>&nbsp;and TV shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PETA\u2019s investigation into Birds and Animals Unlimited,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/hollywood-trainer-fails-animals\/\">one of Hollywood\u2019s most prominent animal suppliers<\/a>,&nbsp;documented that pigs were suffering without adequate veterinary care, cats were virtually starved for days, and dogs were kept outdoors in barren concrete kennels without bedding, even though temperatures dropped into the low 40s at night. PETA also released footage from a law-enforcement raid on another&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/news\/video-a-to-z-film-animals-hollywood-animal-supplier\/\">company that supplied animals for Netflix, Disney+, AMC, and USA productions<\/a>, showing more than a dozen dogs in kennels stacked on top of one another in a garage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An investigation into <a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/atlanta-film-animals\/?en_txn7=Home-Featured::homepage-x-post\">Atlanta Film Animals<\/a>\u2014a sister branch of Birds and Animals Unlimited\u2014 revealed that behind the scenes, workers denied cats and other animals food using antiquated training methods, deprived elderly pigs of veterinary care, and warehoused dogs in cold, barren kennels. Atlanta Film Animals staff routinely denied animals food using outdated \u201ctraining\u201d techniques to prepare them for roles in productions. A worker said that AFA restricted cats Barnaby and Zeppelin\u2019s food while training them for the television show Will Trent, because if the two cats weren\u2019t \u201chungry,\u201d they were \u201cnot gonna work.\u201d She explained that trainers would not feed dogs in the morning if they planned to train them that day \u201cbecause you want them to want something.\u201d A supervisor said that trainers \u201cbasically starve\u201d birds. Trainers obsessed over keeping animals\u2014even skunks\u2014at the \u201cright\u201d weight so they would be hungry enough to perform for food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the movie business, cash is king\u2014and animals\u2019 well-being will always be compromised as long as profit margins and production deadlines rule the day. The living conditions and preproduction training methods that animals endure are often unregulated and unsupervised by the industry, which is why PETA urges filmmakers to use computer-generated imagery (CGI) or animatronics or, if the circumstances are right, cast their own companions. <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/pets\/bradley-cooper-honored-peta-casting-dog-charlie-film\/\">Bradley Cooper,<\/a>&nbsp;Bridget Everett,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/glen-powell-dog-brisket-cameo-the-running-man-11848377\">Glen Powell<\/a>, Robert De Niro, Tessa Thompson, Tilda Swinton, and Tim Burton are among a growing list of stars who have all worked with their own dogs on projects, and Tim Meadows appeared alongside his adopted cat.&nbsp;Filmmakers should&nbsp;<em>always<\/em>&nbsp;avoid commercial animal suppliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Future of Film and TV<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, viewers are learning to see animals as individuals\u2014not props\u2014and filmmakers are taking note. Movies such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/news\/disney-lion-king-jon-favreau\/\"><em>The Lion King<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/news\/jon-favreau-disneys-jungle-book-saved-animals\/\"><em>The Jungle Book<\/em><\/a>\u00a0brought Simba, Rafiki, Baloo, and Shere Khan to life without forcing animals to perform. Shows like\u00a0<em>The Walking Dead<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>Boys <\/em>have incorporated stunningly realistic CGI for wild-animal characters who were at the center of the story arcs. CGI, animatronics, and other state-of-the-art technologies are paving the way for an enlightened approach to depicting animals in cinema\u2014one in which nobody is whipped, caged, starved, or abandoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How You Can Help Animals in the Film and Television Industries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While many filmmakers and TV producers understand that animals aren\u2019t ours to abuse for entertainment, there are a few holdouts, and that\u2019s where viewers come in. By avoiding shows and movies that use animals, the public can send a powerful message to Hollywood that profits won\u2019t come without principles and that we expect them to keep animals out of their projects. PETA encourages compassionate viewers to post their disapproval about the use of animals in a production on the social media pages of the director, the network or studio, and the production company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Report Animal Abuse in Film and on Television<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Report Animal Abuse in Film and on Television<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also rely on casts and crews to help change the entertainment industry from the inside. Anyone who sees animals being used on a film or TV set or at a training compound can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/headlines.peta.org\/animals-film-television\/\">report it here<\/a><strong>, contact our confidential whistleblower hotline at 323-210-2233, or send an e-mail to&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:AFTV@peta.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AFTV@peta.org<\/a><strong>.&nbsp;Your anonymity will be taken very seriously.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The efforts of PETA\u2019s Animals in Film and Television division to protect animals used in the film and television industry would not succeed without help from kind animal advocates. If you see something on TV, in a movie, on a set, or at a training facility, please, report it to PETA right away\u2014animals need your help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-sunflower-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/headlines.peta.org\/animals-film-television\/\">Report Animal Abuse in Film and Television<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"963345\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve seen it at&nbsp;circuses&nbsp;and&nbsp;marine parks, at&nbsp;roadside zoos&nbsp;and&nbsp;racetracks: When animals are used for entertainment, they suffer\u2014and the film and TV industries are no exception. 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