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{{quote|''NO DOGS WERE HARMED DURING THE FILMING OF THIS EPISODE. THE CAT GOT SICK AND SOMEBODY SHOT A DUCK BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.''|''[[The Simpsons]]''}}
{{quote|''NO DOGS WERE HARMED DURING THE FILMING OF THIS EPISODE. THE CAT GOT SICK AND SOMEBODY SHOT A DUCK BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.''|''[[The Simpsons]]''}}


"No animals were harmed" is a standard message displayed at the end of movies, and in Hollywood movies is awarded by the American Humane Association. It means [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|exactly what it says]].
"No animals were harmed" is a standard message displayed at the end of movies, and in Hollywood movies is awarded by the American Humane Association. It means [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|exactly what it says]].


In the early days of Hollywood, safety procedures were pretty lax, even when concerning actors. It would be a bit of a bore to find someone who looked enough like your leading lady at short notice. But unless you need your [[The Western|Wild West]] hero to do some show jumping, there are a dozen bargain-bin nags which you could afford to risk damaging with trip-wires. It was very common for animals to get injured, and no great loss to anyone if they did.
In the early days of Hollywood, safety procedures were pretty lax, even when concerning actors. It would be a bit of a bore to find someone who looked enough like your leading lady at short notice. But unless you need your [[The Western|Wild West]] hero to do some show jumping, there are a dozen bargain-bin nags which you could afford to risk damaging with trip-wires. It was very common for animals to get injured, and no great loss to anyone if they did.
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In particular, according to [[wikipedia:American Humane Association|The Other Wiki]], a scene in the 1939 film ''Jesse James'', wherein a blindfolded horse was ridden off a cliff to its death, is the direct cause of the founding of the American Humane Association (the trademark holder on the phrase "no animals were harmed"), and the "No animals were harmed" language dates directly to the controversy over that movie.
In particular, according to [[wikipedia:American Humane Association|The Other Wiki]], a scene in the 1939 film ''Jesse James'', wherein a blindfolded horse was ridden off a cliff to its death, is the direct cause of the founding of the American Humane Association (the trademark holder on the phrase "no animals were harmed"), and the "No animals were harmed" language dates directly to the controversy over that movie.


In a more recent example, in the first ''[[Friday the 13th (Film)|Friday the 13 th]]'', a scene where a camper cuts off the head of a snake is real; the owner and handler of the harmless bull snake was not told and reportedly had to be held back by several crew members upon witnessing the scene.
In a more recent example, in the first ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]]'', a scene where a camper cuts off the head of a snake is real; the owner and handler of the harmless bull snake was not told and reportedly had to be held back by several crew members upon witnessing the scene.


More recently, parodies of the message have become a common [[Credits Gag]], often citing some other group who were not harmed, or making specific exceptions to the rule. It's also common to state that while the animals may not have been killed, they did receive some minor injuries, or to stress that while no animals were killed or injured, humans on the other hand...
More recently, parodies of the message have become a common [[Credits Gag]], often citing some other group who were not harmed, or making specific exceptions to the rule. It's also common to state that while the animals may not have been killed, they did receive some minor injuries, or to stress that while no animals were killed or injured, humans on the other hand...
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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Samurai Pizza Cats]]'' had the disclaimer "No animals were harmed in the marking of this cartoon" in its closing credits.
* ''[[Samurai Pizza Cats]]'' had the disclaimer "No animals were harmed in the marking of this cartoon" in its closing credits.
* Episode 7 of ''[[Excel Saga (Anime)|Excel Saga]]'' had the disclaimer "No Puchuus were killed or injured in the production of this film. Well, okay, maybe we roughed a few of them up a bit. And we did cook and eat two of them, but that was after we finished filming. Does that count?"
* Episode 7 of ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]'' had the disclaimer "No Puchuus were killed or injured in the production of this film. Well, okay, maybe we roughed a few of them up a bit. And we did cook and eat two of them, but that was after we finished filming. Does that count?"
* In [[Maken Ki]], a bear shows up at a pool, forcing the students to deal with it. They use their magical abilities to catapult it away from them towards a mountain, then immediately draw a big cushion which saves the bear from going splat, and a few scenes later the bear is a bit dizzy but then recovers and walks away.
* In [[Maken-ki!]], a bear shows up at a pool, forcing the students to deal with it. They use their magical abilities to catapult it away from them towards a mountain, then immediately draw a big cushion which saves the bear from going splat, and a few scenes later the bear is a bit dizzy but then recovers and walks away.




== Films ==
== Films ==
* From ''[[The Naked Gun (Film)|The Naked Gun]] 33 1/3'':
* From ''[[The Naked Gun]] 33 1/3'':
{{quote| "NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED DURING THE FILMING..."<br />
{{quote| "NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED DURING THE FILMING..."<br />
HOWEVER, SOME SPECIES DID BECOME EXTINCT DURING PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY:<br />
HOWEVER, SOME SPECIES DID BECOME EXTINCT DURING PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY:<br />
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Striped Red Heinied Tapir (last pair) Grip Truck<br />
Striped Red Heinied Tapir (last pair) Grip Truck<br />
Wooly Fettered Tree Squirrel (approx. 100) Crew Lunch }}
Wooly Fettered Tree Squirrel (approx. 100) Crew Lunch }}
* ''[[Cats Don't Dance (Animation)|Cats Don't Dance]]'': "No animals were harmed in making this film. Although, a few had to be erased and redrawn."
* ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'': "No animals were harmed in making this film. Although, a few had to be erased and redrawn."
* ''[[Brother Bear]]'' ends with Koda announcing that "no fish were harmed in the making of this film." The message is undercut by [[Carnivore Confusion|a bear chasing a salmon crying for help]] in the background.
* ''[[Brother Bear]]'' ends with Koda announcing that "no fish were harmed in the making of this film." The message is undercut by [[Carnivore Confusion|a bear chasing a salmon crying for help]] in the background.
* ''[[In the Mouth of Madness (Film)|In the Mouth of Madness]]'' has this played straight and subverted:
* ''[[In the Mouth of Madness]]'' has this played straight and subverted:
{{quote| Animal interaction was monitored by the American Humane Association with on set supervision by the Toronto Humane Society. No animal was harmed in the making of this film.<br />
{{quote| Animal interaction was monitored by the American Humane Association with on set supervision by the Toronto Humane Society. No animal was harmed in the making of this film.<br />
Human interaction was monitored by the Inter Planetary Psychiatric Association. The body count was high, the casualties are heavy. }}
Human interaction was monitored by the Inter Planetary Psychiatric Association. The body count was high, the casualties are heavy. }}
* ''[[The Flintstones]]'' movie: "No dinosaurs were harmed in the making of this movie."
* ''[[The Flintstones]]'' movie: "No dinosaurs were harmed in the making of this movie."
* At the end of the first ''Guyver'' Live-action movie: "No zoanoids were harmed during the making of this movie."
* At the end of the first ''Guyver'' Live-action movie: "No zoanoids were harmed during the making of this movie."
* A somewhat silly one occurs in the [[Harry Potter (Film)|movie of ]][[Harry Potter|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]: "NO DRAGONS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS MOVIE."
* A somewhat silly one occurs in the [[Harry Potter (film)|movie of ]][[Harry Potter|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]: "NO DRAGONS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS MOVIE."
* The credits for ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]: The Curse of The Were Rabbit'' state at the end "We would like to stress that no animals were harmed in the making of this film" (Given everyone in the film was plasticene no real animals of course would have been harmed). A rabbit then floats up, hits its head on the text and falls down.
* The credits for ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]: The Curse of The Were Rabbit'' state at the end "We would like to stress that no animals were harmed in the making of this film" (Given everyone in the film was plasticene no real animals of course would have been harmed). A rabbit then floats up, hits its head on the text and falls down.
* ''[[Bionicle]] Mask of Light'' has one, substituting "animals" for [[Call a Rabbit A Smeerp|Rahi]]
* ''[[Bionicle]] Mask of Light'' has one, substituting "animals" for [[Call a Rabbit a Smeerp|Rahi]]
* ''[[Fierce Creatures]]'': "No animals were harmed in the making of this film, only humans."
* ''[[Fierce Creatures]]'': "No animals were harmed in the making of this film, only humans."
* Parodied in the end credits of ''[[A Serious Man]]'': "No Jews were harmed in the making of this film."
* Parodied in the end credits of ''[[A Serious Man]]'': "No Jews were harmed in the making of this film."
* In ''[[Twenty Four Hour Party People (Film)|24 Hour Party People]]'', Tony Wilson goes out of his way in his narration to the audience to mention that no animals were harmed at the conclusion of a scene involving Shaun and Paul Ryder killing 3,000 pigeons with poisoned breadcrumbs.
* In ''[[24 Hour Party People]]'', Tony Wilson goes out of his way in his narration to the audience to mention that no animals were harmed at the conclusion of a scene involving Shaun and Paul Ryder killing 3,000 pigeons with poisoned breadcrumbs.
{{quote| '''Tony Wilson:''' ...although there are those who say they're pests, rats with wings. }}
{{quote| '''Tony Wilson:''' ...although there are those who say they're pests, rats with wings. }}
** Feral pigeons are legally vermin in the UK, so they can be killed in any manner by any one at any time, so even if the film ''did'' kill 3,000 pigeons, they didn't really need to add the disclaimer.
** Feral pigeons are legally vermin in the UK, so they can be killed in any manner by any one at any time, so even if the film ''did'' kill 3,000 pigeons, they didn't really need to add the disclaimer.
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* According to the end of ''[[Four Lions]]'': "[[Baa Bomb|One sheep]] was blown up in the making of this film."
* According to the end of ''[[Four Lions]]'': "[[Baa Bomb|One sheep]] was blown up in the making of this film."
* ''[[Independence Day]]'': "No animals or aliens were harmed in the making of this film."
* ''[[Independence Day]]'': "No animals or aliens were harmed in the making of this film."
* ''[[Men in Black (Film)|Men in Black]]'': "The animals and aliens used in this film were in no way mistreated and all scenes in which they appeared were under strict supervision with the utmost concern for their handling."
* ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]'': "The animals and aliens used in this film were in no way mistreated and all scenes in which they appeared were under strict supervision with the utmost concern for their handling."
* ''[[Monsters Inc.]]'': "No monsters were harmed during the making of this film."
* ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'': "No monsters were harmed during the making of this film."
* [[Mormon Cinema|The Single's Ward]] has "No animals were harmed during the making of this film... Except that dog... Stupid dog..."
* [[Mormon Cinema|The Single's Ward]] has "No animals were harmed during the making of this film... Except that dog... Stupid dog..."
* When ''[[The Adventures of Milo and Otis]]'' was released in the US, there were allegations that the Japanese filmmakers had harmed animals. The allegations were ultimately never proven, and the American Humane Society signed off on the production.
* When ''[[The Adventures of Milo and Otis]]'' was released in the US, there were allegations that the Japanese filmmakers had harmed animals. The allegations were ultimately never proven, and the American Humane Society signed off on the production.
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** "The concept of linear time '''was''' harmed in this episode."
** "The concept of linear time '''was''' harmed in this episode."
** From an episode introducing ''yet another'' [[Identical Stranger]]: "Despite the appearance of another Xena lookalike, the gene pool was not harmed in the making of this episode".
** From an episode introducing ''yet another'' [[Identical Stranger]]: "Despite the appearance of another Xena lookalike, the gene pool was not harmed in the making of this episode".
* In ''The Making Of [[Walking With Dinosaurs]]'': "No dinosaurs were harmed in the making of this programme".
* In ''The Making Of [[Walking with Dinosaurs]]'': "No dinosaurs were harmed in the making of this programme".
* [[Bill Nye]] once claimed "no science guys were harmed in the course of an episode".
* [[Bill Nye]] once claimed "no science guys were harmed in the course of an episode".
* In one ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' episode, one of the characters riffs, "None of the animals harmed, were harmed during the making of this film".
* In one ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' episode, one of the characters riffs, "None of the animals harmed, were harmed during the making of this film".
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{{quote| '''Garth Marenghi:''' I do not believe that any form of life, be it human, animal, or plant, should be hurt in the making of a television programme. So I personally feel really bad about that cat we killed.}}
{{quote| '''Garth Marenghi:''' I do not believe that any form of life, be it human, animal, or plant, should be hurt in the making of a television programme. So I personally feel really bad about that cat we killed.}}
* Also parodied in ''Richard Hammond's Blast Lab'', where people who are part of experiments are referred to as 'Lab Rats': Richard Hammond says "No Lab Rats were harmed..." towards the end of the credits, and then goes on to say an exception, (for example) "...But one tripped and fell".
* Also parodied in ''Richard Hammond's Blast Lab'', where people who are part of experiments are referred to as 'Lab Rats': Richard Hammond says "No Lab Rats were harmed..." towards the end of the credits, and then goes on to say an exception, (for example) "...But one tripped and fell".
* ''[[Not the Nine O Clock News|Not the Nine O'Clock News]]'' had a fake apology for a scene where a lorry runs over a hedgehog. "the hedgehog used was a stuffed hedgehog and we feel we exhibited less cruelty to hedgehogs per se than whoever it is that goes around stuffing them".
* ''[[Not the Nine O'Clock News]]'' had a fake apology for a scene where a lorry runs over a hedgehog. "the hedgehog used was a stuffed hedgehog and we feel we exhibited less cruelty to hedgehogs per se than whoever it is that goes around stuffing them".
* On ''[[The Young Ones]]'', after Alexi Sayle is shown drinking the contents of a goldfish bowl, a short clip of the inside of his stomach is shown:
* On ''[[The Young Ones]]'', after Alexi Sayle is shown drinking the contents of a goldfish bowl, a short clip of the inside of his stomach is shown:
{{quote| '''Puppet goldfish:''' Don't worry, goldfish-lovers everywhere. I am, in fact, a ''stunt'' goldfish. In fact, by the time this programme airs, I will be doing the new [[James Bond]] film. So there's no need to write in.<br />
{{quote| '''Puppet goldfish:''' Don't worry, goldfish-lovers everywhere. I am, in fact, a ''stunt'' goldfish. In fact, by the time this programme airs, I will be doing the new [[James Bond]] film. So there's no need to write in.<br />
'''Puppet hunk of food:''' They never read the letters anyway. }}
'''Puppet hunk of food:''' They never read the letters anyway. }}
* In a memorable ''[[Las Vegas]]'' episode: "No [[Jean Claude Van Damme|Jean Claude Van Dammes]] were actually injured or killed during the filming of this episode."
* In a memorable ''[[Las Vegas]]'' episode: "No [[Jean Claude Van Damme|Jean Claude Van Dammes]] were actually injured or killed during the filming of this episode."
* In one episode of ''[[Two Point Four Children (TV)|Two Point Four Children]]'', Ben tries to put the kettle on but accidentally turns on the blender and liquidizes David's goldfish, which had been put in there when the goldfish bowl got broken. In [[The Stinger]] to the episdoe, in order to demonstrate that the goldfish wasn't harmed, they show how the scene was "really" filmed. Just before Ben turns on the blender, a stage hand pours the fish into a bowl and replaces it with an artificial one. They then try to shoot the scene, but the bowl is in shot. The director asks Ben to hide it - Ben looks around and puts the bowl in the microwave. They start filming - and Ben accidentally turns on the microwave instead of the blender.
* In one episode of ''[[2point4 children|Two Point Four Children]]'', Ben tries to put the kettle on but accidentally turns on the blender and liquidizes David's goldfish, which had been put in there when the goldfish bowl got broken. In [[The Stinger]] to the episdoe, in order to demonstrate that the goldfish wasn't harmed, they show how the scene was "really" filmed. Just before Ben turns on the blender, a stage hand pours the fish into a bowl and replaces it with an artificial one. They then try to shoot the scene, but the bowl is in shot. The director asks Ben to hide it - Ben looks around and puts the bowl in the microwave. They start filming - and Ben accidentally turns on the microwave instead of the blender.
* A short-lived [[Discovery Channel]] show from 2004 called ''[[Animal Face Off (TV)|Animal Face Off]]'' was based around if two species dueled it out to the death, which would win. As they couldn't actually make animals fighting to the death, they used CGI with the occasional cut to stock footage.
* A short-lived [[Discovery Channel]] show from 2004 called ''[[Animal Face Off]]'' was based around if two species dueled it out to the death, which would win. As they couldn't actually make animals fighting to the death, they used CGI with the occasional cut to stock footage.
* In one ''[[Time Team]]'' episode, they're excavating the grounds of one of London's law societies, but have to get permission from the gardener to carefully lift a geranium bed. At the end of the episode, Tony says "And if any lawyers are watching, no geraniums were harmed in the making of this episode".
* In one ''[[Time Team]]'' episode, they're excavating the grounds of one of London's law societies, but have to get permission from the gardener to carefully lift a geranium bed. At the end of the episode, Tony says "And if any lawyers are watching, no geraniums were harmed in the making of this episode".


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* The end credits for Interstate76 proudly announce: "No polygonal animals were harmed during the making of this product."
* The end credits for Interstate76 proudly announce: "No polygonal animals were harmed during the making of this product."
* ''[[Call of Duty]] 1'' and ''2'' feature the line "No cows were harmed in the making of this game" at the end of their credits sequences.
* ''[[Call of Duty]] 1'' and ''2'' feature the line "No cows were harmed in the making of this game" at the end of their credits sequences.
* One of tips in ''Hedgewars'' (''[[Worms (Video Game)|Worms]]''/''[[Scorched Earth]]'' style game) menu is "No hedgehogs were harmed in making this game".
* One of tips in ''Hedgewars'' (''[[Worms]]''/''[[Scorched Earth]]'' style game) menu is "No hedgehogs were harmed in making this game".
* The end credits for ''[[Resistance]] 2'' end with the line "No gargantuan monsters were harmed in the making of this game", most likely in reference to the [[Kaiju]]-sized Leviathan in the Chicago level.
* The end credits for ''[[Resistance]] 2'' end with the line "No gargantuan monsters were harmed in the making of this game", most likely in reference to the [[Kaiju]]-sized Leviathan in the Chicago level.
* Parodied in one of Eggman's announcements in ''[[Sonic Colors (Video Game)|Sonic Colors]]'':
* Parodied in one of Eggman's announcements in ''[[Sonic Colors]]'':
{{quote| "No aliens were harmed in the creation of this park. They were all harmed ''after'' the park was created."}}
{{quote| "No aliens were harmed in the creation of this park. They were all harmed ''after'' the park was created."}}


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== Web Originals ==
== Web Originals ==
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]] and [[No Communities Were Harmed]], right here [[Tonight in This Very Ring|on this very wiki]].
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]] and [[No Communities Were Harmed]], right here [[Tonight in This Very Ring|on this very wiki]].
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]] plays this in an episode.
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]] plays this in an episode.
{{quote| YAMI: No Duel Monsters were harmed in the making of this episode - except for Kuriboh. }}
{{quote| YAMI: No Duel Monsters were harmed in the making of this episode - except for Kuriboh. }}
* Parodied in the credits of [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee's]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYQLR7dE5k4 review] of ''[[Fable]] The Lost Chapters'': "NO PUPPIES WERE HARMED DURING THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO EXCEPT ONE WHO GENUINELY DESERVED IT"
* Parodied in the credits of [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee's]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYQLR7dE5k4 review] of ''[[Fable]] The Lost Chapters'': "NO PUPPIES WERE HARMED DURING THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO EXCEPT ONE WHO GENUINELY DESERVED IT"
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* ''[[College Saga]]'' reports that "No animals were harmed in the making of this film. A lettuce head was however totally beaten up by our crew members. We would like to extend our grievances to the friends and family of the abused lettuce and pray for its early arrival to Vegetable Heaven."
* ''[[College Saga]]'' reports that "No animals were harmed in the making of this film. A lettuce head was however totally beaten up by our crew members. We would like to extend our grievances to the friends and family of the abused lettuce and pray for its early arrival to Vegetable Heaven."
* The video podcast ''The Idiot Box'' ended the credits for each episode with an example of this trope appropriate to the show being mocked. (Examples: ''The Magic Clown'' tagged "No clowns were harmed..." and ''Ding Dong School'' with "No dolls were harmed...")
* The video podcast ''The Idiot Box'' ended the credits for each episode with an example of this trope appropriate to the show being mocked. (Examples: ''The Magic Clown'' tagged "No clowns were harmed..." and ''Ding Dong School'' with "No dolls were harmed...")
* ''[[Project Million (Film)|Project Million]]'' claims that "No Spazz Puppets Were Harmed" followed shortly by "...that's a lie". Several puppets were slashed to bits by Spazz himself.
* ''[[Project Million]]'' claims that "No Spazz Puppets Were Harmed" followed shortly by "...that's a lie". Several puppets were slashed to bits by Spazz himself.




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* At the end of the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "Dog Gone", which featured several graphic animal death scenes, Peter says:
* At the end of the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "Dog Gone", which featured several graphic animal death scenes, Peter says:
{{quote| We here at ''Family Guy'' want you to know that we respect all living beings, and assure you, that no animals were harmed in the makings of this episode. But we're about to hurt the feelings of this Italian opera singer by prematurely dropping the curtain on his performance. }}
{{quote| We here at ''Family Guy'' want you to know that we respect all living beings, and assure you, that no animals were harmed in the makings of this episode. But we're about to hurt the feelings of this Italian opera singer by prematurely dropping the curtain on his performance. }}
* In the credits of ''[[The Emperor's New School (Animation)|The Emperors New School]]'' episode "The Puma Whisper", Kuzco claims that there were no emperors harmed at the episode, after that he got attacked by a puma.
* In the credits of ''[[The Emperor's New School|The Emperors New School]]'' episode "The Puma Whisper", Kuzco claims that there were no emperors harmed at the episode, after that he got attacked by a puma.
* [[Powerpuff Girls|''The Powerpuff Girls Movie'':]] "No apes, monkeys, or talking dogs were harmed in the making of this film."
* [[Powerpuff Girls|''The Powerpuff Girls Movie'':]] "No apes, monkeys, or talking dogs were harmed in the making of this film."
* [[King of the Hill]]: In "Serves Me Right for Giving General George S. Patton the Bathroom Key", Hank announces to the audience at the end of the episode, "No pipes were harmed in the making of this episode.
* [[King of the Hill]]: In "Serves Me Right for Giving General George S. Patton the Bathroom Key", Hank announces to the audience at the end of the episode, "No pipes were harmed in the making of this episode.
* The closing credits of the 2011 ''[[Winnie the Pooh (Film)|Winnie the Pooh]]'' film include "No stuffed animals were harmed in the making of this film."
* The closing credits of the 2011 ''[[Winnie the Pooh (Disney film)|Winnie the Pooh]]'' film include "No stuffed animals were harmed in the making of this film."




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== Films -- Live-Action ==
== Films -- Live-Action ==
* ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''. That's a real water buffalo getting slaughtered.
* ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''. That's a real water buffalo getting slaughtered.
* In the movie ''[[Old Boy]]'', The main character eats a live octopus, yes a real live octopus. (As a matter of fact as many as four octopi gave their life for that scene.)
* In the movie ''[[Oldboy]]'', The main character eats a live octopus, yes a real live octopus. (As a matter of fact as many as four octopi gave their life for that scene.)
* The Inuit film ''Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)'' was panned by the American Humane Association because it featured characters cutting up real dead animals and whipping sled dogs. It's worth mentioning, though, that all animals killed for the movie were used in the traditional Inuit way, and no parts were wasted.
* The Inuit film ''Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)'' was panned by the American Humane Association because it featured characters cutting up real dead animals and whipping sled dogs. It's worth mentioning, though, that all animals killed for the movie were used in the traditional Inuit way, and no parts were wasted.
* The exploitation film ''[[Cannibal Holocaust]]'' is infamous for [[wikipedia:Cannibal Holocaust#Animal cruelty|scenes of gratuitous animal death]], among other things.
* The exploitation film ''[[Cannibal Holocaust]]'' is infamous for [[wikipedia:Cannibal Holocaust#Animal cruelty|scenes of gratuitous animal death]], among other things.
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*** It should be noted that the cow wasn't injured, since it was covered in asbestos.
*** It should be noted that the cow wasn't injured, since it was covered in asbestos.
**** And later died from asbestosis?
**** And later died from asbestosis?
* ''Killer of Sheep''. [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]].
* ''Killer of Sheep''. [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]].
* ''Unto A Good Land'' features a scene where Karl Oskar and his son are caught in a snow storm, and to keep his son from freezing to death, Karl Oskar kills the ox pulling their wagon, pulls out the insides and places his son inside the dead ox. The crew got a real ox set to be slaughtered and killed it for real on camera.
* ''Unto A Good Land'' features a scene where Karl Oskar and his son are caught in a snow storm, and to keep his son from freezing to death, Karl Oskar kills the ox pulling their wagon, pulls out the insides and places his son inside the dead ox. The crew got a real ox set to be slaughtered and killed it for real on camera.
* In the 1918 version of ''[[Tarzan of the Apes]]'' that is a real lion being killed.
* In the 1918 version of ''[[Tarzan of the Apes]]'' that is a real lion being killed.
* In the 1925 version of ''[[Ben Hur]]'' several horses really were killed during the chariot race crash.
* In the 1925 version of ''[[Ben-Hur]]'' several horses really were killed during the chariot race crash.
** In the early days of Hollywood a common technique for getting horses to fall on cue was to attach a long wire to the horse's fetlocks. When the wire ran out the horse would fall, usually with fatal or at least debilitating results.
** In the early days of Hollywood a common technique for getting horses to fall on cue was to attach a long wire to the horse's fetlocks. When the wire ran out the horse would fall, usually with fatal or at least debilitating results.
* In the 1939 film [[Jesse James]] the horse that jumped off the cliff really did die, after this the American Humane Association for animal rights was founded.
* In the 1939 film [[Jesse James]] the horse that jumped off the cliff really did die, after this the American Humane Association for animal rights was founded.
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* A possible cause for the 1936 [[Errol Flynn]] film ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' to never be released at home video are the battle scenes which killed and injured lots of horses with trip wires.
* A possible cause for the 1936 [[Errol Flynn]] film ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' to never be released at home video are the battle scenes which killed and injured lots of horses with trip wires.
* [[Truth in Television]]- Some films are monitored and animals die anyway. For example, a giraffe died of unrelated causes during the filming of ''Zookeeper''. [http://www.americanhumanefilmtv.org/reviews/zookeeper/ Here's the AHA review.]
* [[Truth in Television]]- Some films are monitored and animals die anyway. For example, a giraffe died of unrelated causes during the filming of ''Zookeeper''. [http://www.americanhumanefilmtv.org/reviews/zookeeper/ Here's the AHA review.]
* In ''[[The Beastmaster (Film)|The Beastmaster]]'', Sultan, the tiger who played Ruh, died two years after the movie due to complications from the black dye they used to cover his fur, since they apparently didn't know it was toxic or realize that [[Epic Fail|even large cats]] [[You Fail Animal Care Forever|tend to lick their own fur]]. As a result the tiger in the second movie is normally colored and a different animal.
* In ''[[The Beastmaster]]'', Sultan, the tiger who played Ruh, died two years after the movie due to complications from the black dye they used to cover his fur, since they apparently didn't know it was toxic or realize that [[Epic Fail|even large cats]] [[You Fail Animal Care Forever|tend to lick their own fur]]. As a result the tiger in the second movie is normally colored and a different animal.
* At least two horses died during the filming of ''[[Missouri Breaks]]'', and several more were injured. (One was drowned, and the other one had to be put down after being crippled by a tripwire.)
* At least two horses died during the filming of ''[[Missouri Breaks]]'', and several more were injured. (One was drowned, and the other one had to be put down after being crippled by a tripwire.)
* In ''Tintorera'', a Mexican ''[[Jaws (Film)|Jaws]]'' [[Follow the Leader|knockoff]], real sharks were killed.
* In ''Tintorera'', a Mexican ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' [[Follow the Leader|knockoff]], real sharks were killed.
* The intro of ''Seed'' displays footage of actual animal cruelty (raccoons being beaten, a skinned dog, a mink being flayed and stomped) borrowed from PETA.
* The intro of ''Seed'' displays footage of actual animal cruelty (raccoons being beaten, a skinned dog, a mink being flayed and stomped) borrowed from PETA.
* A rabbit was slaughtered in ''[[Nekromantik (Film)|Nekromantik]]''.
* A rabbit was slaughtered in ''[[Nekromantik]]''.




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== Live-Action TV ==
== Live-Action TV ==
* During filming of the 1988 TV-movie ''Bluegrass'', a pregnant mare's labor was induced prematurely so that the birth could be caught on camera. The foal died shortly afterwards, leading to an investigation by the AHA.
* During filming of the 1988 TV-movie ''Bluegrass'', a pregnant mare's labor was induced prematurely so that the birth could be caught on camera. The foal died shortly afterwards, leading to an investigation by the AHA.
* Variant: a real dead cow was bought from a slaughterhouse for an episode of ''[[The X Files]]'' as the prop one looked too fake.
* Variant: a real dead cow was bought from a slaughterhouse for an episode of ''[[The X-Files]]'' as the prop one looked too fake.
* During the filming of horse race scenes for the series ''[[Luck (TV)|Luck]]'' two horses were hurt and had to be euthanized. The production crew was cleared of charges of mistreating the horses and the deaths were attributed to the standard dangers faced by thoroughbred horses during racing. The series premiere even included a (fake) scene where a racehorse breaks a leg during a race and is euthanized on the track. The series does not use the "No animals were harmed" message in its credits. After another horse died during the filming of season two, HBO decided to simply cancel the series due to the bad publicity (and lower than desired ratings).
* During the filming of horse race scenes for the series ''[[Luck]]'' two horses were hurt and had to be euthanized. The production crew was cleared of charges of mistreating the horses and the deaths were attributed to the standard dangers faced by thoroughbred horses during racing. The series premiere even included a (fake) scene where a racehorse breaks a leg during a race and is euthanized on the track. The series does not use the "No animals were harmed" message in its credits. After another horse died during the filming of season two, HBO decided to simply cancel the series due to the bad publicity (and lower than desired ratings).




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