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A dog on a production set surrounded by fire.
Special effects operators controlled the fire in this scene, keeping it at a safe distance so no smoke or fumes endangered the dog.

Teresa Ann Miller/Animals4Film

  • The American Human Association monitors roughly 70% of animal action in Hollywood productions.
  • Only the AHA can say "No animals were harmed" but it can't vouch for specific trainers. 
  • Trainers who have been a part of AHA-approved films have been accused of animal abuse.

Earlier this year, a horse died of cardiac failure on the set of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."

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