TIL the American Humane Association started overseeing all film productions involving animals because of the controversy surrounding animal abuse on the set of 'Heaven's Gate', including cows being slaughtered to provide blood and 'fake guts' for the actors, and a horse being blown up with dynamite en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hea…
Moana (2016) had to forcibly tattoo a living Manta Ray to get this shot. As a result it's the only Disney movie to not receive American Humane Association certification.
TIL that the only US-based animal rights organization in the world is the American Humane Association en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani…
TIL the American Humane Association Film Unit (responsible for "No Animals Were Harmed" message in films) formed in 1940 due to outrage about a horse that was thrown off a cliff and drowned for the 1939 film Jesse James. Before then trip wires were used to film horses falling over often killing them cbr.com/movie-legends-rev…
"Be Kind To Animals - Drive Carefully," American Humane Association, 1936
Looking for American Humane Association's international press release on Heaven's Gate film (1980)
Hi all, apologies if this isn't the right place for this.
I'm currently researching for a paper I am writing on the ethical treatment of animals in entertainment. I have found that a key turning point in the animal rights movement regarding performing animals is the well known flop of a film Heaven's Gate, and how the animals were treated on set. It's a Western film, for those who haven't heard of it. Not to be confused with the cult bearing the same name!
I have found several sources stating that the AHA commissioned an international press release in protest of the film, but I CANNOT FIND the actual article ANYWHERE. I have been looking for DAYS, but have only found mentions of the press release, not the physical thing. It was most likely published in 1980, but 1979 and 1981 would be within the margin.
If anyone could help me, I would be extremely grateful.
I have tried looking on Google Scholar and plain old Google, with multiple different search queries, none of which have produced anything helpful.
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TIL according to the ASPCA, the CDC, the American Humane Association, and the Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association (among other sources) "bully breeds" aren't any more aggressive or dangerous than any other breed. animalplanet.com/pets/5-b…
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TIL that the phrase "No animals were harmed" at the end of a movie is trademarked by The American Humane Association (AHA). The 2010 best picture winner 'The King's Speech' got into legal trouble with the AHA after using it without their knowledge. reuters.com/article/us-ah…
"Be Kind to Animals - Drive Carefully", Morgan Dennis, American Humane Association, 1936
TIL that the American Humane Association complained about a live maggot being eaten in the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" on the grounds that it was cruel to the maggot. A maggot that had "died of natural causes" had to be found. ifc.com/fix/2014/05/the-s…
TIL that during the filming of The Shawshank Redemption, the American Humane Association monitored all of the scenes involving Brooks' crow; during the scene when Brooks fed it a maggot, the AHA objected that it was cruel to use a live maggot and required that they use one that was already dead. imdb.com/title/tt0111161/…
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Mercy for Animals is calling out the American Humane Association after uncovering some of the most sickening factory farming footage they have ever gathered. americanhumanescam.com/
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TIL that the 1939 film Jesse James became the focus of public outrage when a horse died during a dangerous stunt. That resulted in the American Humane Association officially monitoring the treatment of animals on film. tcm.com/tcmdb/title/18071…
TIL the American Humane Association is in charge of putting "no animals were harmed during the making of this film." They became involved in films because of the 1939 film "Jesse James" where a horse was forces to jump off a 70 foot cliff. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ame…
"Animals Were Harmed" - The Hollywood Reporter investigates the American Humane Association's neglect of animal welfare on movie sets hollywoodreporter.com/fea…
TIL The American Humane Association began to oversee filmmaking after a horse died when it was driven off a cliff on set (in 1939) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes…
A.J. COOK at 2014 The American Humane Association's Hero Dog Awards
The nearly 60-year-old classic "Old Yeller" has been named all-time favorite family movie by the American Humane Association, which is celebrating animal actors with its annual Pawscar awards just days ahead of the human Oscars bigstory.ap.org/article/6…
American Humane Association, Responsible for Granting Hollywood Films "No Animals Were Harmed" Credit, Covering Up Animal Deaths - Startling report details its failure to monitor & take action against animal abuse on set of dozens of major films. 27 sheep & goats died making 'The Hobbit'. outsideonline.com/news-fr…
American Humane Association, Responsible for Granting Hollywood Films "No Animals Were Harmed" Credit, Covering Up Animal Deaths - Startling report details its failure to monitor & take action against animal abuse on set of dozens of major films. 27 sheep & goats died making 'The Hobbit'. outsideonline.com/news-fr…
What is the American Humane Association's connection to the recent Salmonella outbreak? Pretty disturbing.. cok.net/blog/2013/10/amer…
TIL During the filming of Heaven's Gate. American Humane Association (AHA) asserted that four horses were killed and many more injured during a battle scene. It was claimed that one of the horses was blown up by dynamite. This footage appears in the final cut of the film. wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven…
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TIL The American Humane Association made sure a maggot that had died from natural causes was used to complete a crow-feeding scene in The Shawshank Redemption instead of a live one. blog.koldcast.tv/2010/kol…
Metro Police investigate break-in at Nashville Humane Association wsmv.com/news/metro-polic…
[AMA Request] An employee of the American Humane Association whose job it is to ensure that "No animals were harmed during the making of this film"
My 5 Questions:
- What kind of career path led you to this job?
- How often do you encounter overt or covert noncompliance by crewmembers?
- How common are accidental animal injuries / deaths?
- How does the level of oversight the American Humane Association provides compare to that of analogous organizations that monitor foreign film industries?
- Can you share some tricks filmmakers use to simulate on-screen animal injuries / deaths without actually harming animals?
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American Humane Association: The Challenges of Policing Animal Abuse triplepundit.com/2015/07/…
The American Humane Association is misleadingly labeling eggs as "humane" despite terrible conditions sentinelandenterprise.com…
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American Humane Association: The Challenges of Policing Animal Abuse triplepundit.com/2015/07/…
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Animals Were Harmed - The Hollywood Reporter investigates the American Humane Association's role in supervising filmmaking hollywoodreporter.com/fea…
[#11|+2862|833] TIL that while filming the Shawshank Redemption, the American Humane Association objected that feeding the live maggot to the crow was inhumane towards the maggot, and required one be fed that had died from natural causes. reddit.com/r/todayilearne…
Apple employees in Cherry Creek caught scamming homeless dogs to sell iPhone overseas while sticking the homeless dog with the contract. American Humane Association outraged.
TIL that "No animals were harmed®" is a registered trademark of the American Humane Association tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/ta…
r/todayilearned: TIL that while filming the Shawshank Redemption, the American Humane Association objected that feeding the live maggot to the crow was inhumane towards the maggot, and required one be fed that had died from natural causes. by /u/Solvecho (54 mins. old) reddit.com/r/todayilearne…
Looking for American Humane Association's international press release on Heaven's Gate film (1980)
Hi all,
I'm currently researching for a paper I am writing on the ethical treatment of animals in entertainment. I have found that a key turning point in the animal rights movement regarding performing animals is the well known flop of a film Heaven's Gate, and how the animals were treated on set. It's a Western film, for those who haven't heard of it. Not to be confused with the cult bearing the same name!
I have found several sources stating that the AHA commissioned an international press release in protest of the film, but I CANNOT FIND the actual article ANYWHERE. I have been looking for DAYS, but have only found mentions of the press release, not the physical thing. It was most likely published in 1980, but 1979 and 1981 would be within the margin.
If anyone could help me, I would be extremely grateful.
I have tried looking on Google Scholar and plain old Google, with multiple different search queries, none of which have produced anything helpful.
