I'm kinda hot and cold about animals in the entertainment industry. Sure, the circus industry is kinda slimy. But as far as TV and movies go, how else are they going to portray animals, put humans in costumes? I mean I'm sure they treat the animals fine. The only entertainment industry that treats animals bad that I've heard really is the circus. That's all I'm really against.
Having an animal "portrayed" in a commercial, TV show or movie isn't worth a lifetime of suffering. Anyone who wants to learn about animals or who truly loves animals, wouldn't want to support the entertainment industry that abuses them for profit.
In fact - as you can see in the video and from previous PETA investigations, animals exploited, bought and sold for the TV and movie industries AREN'T treated fine. Animals don't belong on the set, period.
A lot of people are "sure" that animals on factory farms are treated fine too -- certainly laws have to be there to protect animals from being abused, right? We all know that's far from the truth, why is it so hard to believe that animals treated as objects to end up on the big screen are treated any differently?
Any time money is made from animals being used, the animals suffer. You can see more from PETA's investigations, and read more about what happens to animals behind the scenes at: http://www.nomoremonkeybusiness.com/.
I'm putting this video on my Bebo page right now!
Posted by: Little_Lotte | June 6, 2009 2:10 PM
I'm kinda hot and cold about animals in the entertainment industry. Sure, the circus industry is kinda slimy. But as far as TV and movies go, how else are they going to portray animals, put humans in costumes? I mean I'm sure they treat the animals fine. The only entertainment industry that treats animals bad that I've heard really is the circus. That's all I'm really against.
Posted by: Laura | June 7, 2009 9:03 PM
I find this really sad and I do support.
Posted by: norlyn | June 8, 2009 7:04 PM
Hey Laura --
Having an animal "portrayed" in a commercial, TV show or movie isn't worth a lifetime of suffering. Anyone who wants to learn about animals or who truly loves animals, wouldn't want to support the entertainment industry that abuses them for profit.
In fact - as you can see in the video and from previous PETA investigations, animals exploited, bought and sold for the TV and movie industries AREN'T treated fine. Animals don't belong on the set, period.
A lot of people are "sure" that animals on factory farms are treated fine too -- certainly laws have to be there to protect animals from being abused, right? We all know that's far from the truth, why is it so hard to believe that animals treated as objects to end up on the big screen are treated any differently?
Any time money is made from animals being used, the animals suffer. You can see more from PETA's investigations, and read more about what happens to animals behind the scenes at: http://www.nomoremonkeybusiness.com/.
Hope this helps!
-Rachel at peta2
Posted by: Rachel | June 11, 2009 10:28 AM