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Monday, November 25, 2013
"No Animals Harmed"--Or Not
Surprising Hollywood Reporter probe of group that monitors treatment of animals on the sets of TV shows and movies and delivers the "No Animals Were Harmed" okay. "The full scope of animal injuries and deaths in entertainment productions cannot be known. But in multiple cases examined by THR,
the AHA has not lived up to its professed role as stalwart defenders of
animals — who, unlike their human counterparts, didn’t themselves sign
up for such work. While the four horse deaths on HBO’s Luck made headlines last year, there are many extraordinary incidents that never bubble up to make news." Dead include dogs, chipmunks, sharks....
is author of a dozen books (click on covers at right), ;He was the longtime editor of Editor & Publisher. Email: gregmitch34@gmail.com Twitter: @GregMitch
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