{"id":524461,"date":"2026-04-11T02:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T02:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/524461\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T02:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T02:52:15","slug":"the-five-worst-moments-of-animal-cruelty-in-movie-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/524461\/","title":{"rendered":"The five worst moments of animal cruelty in movie history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-five-worst-moments-of-animal-cruelty-in-cinema-Far-Out-Magazine-1140x855.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"The five worst moments of animal cruelty in cinema\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Credits: Far Out \/ New Line Cinema \/ TCM \/ United Artists)<\/p>\n<p> Fri 10 April 2026 17:15, UK <\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a reason why <a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/tags\/films\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">films<\/a> are slapped with the \u201cno animals were harmed\u201d tag.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s largely down to the work of the American Humane Society. Ever since 1939\u2019s Jesse James Western decided to shove a horse off a cliff edge and break its spine, the AHA ensured its presence was felt across Hollywood, making sure the animal kingdom never fell victim to the whims of an auteur\u2019s clamour for realism. Yet, ever since 1972\u2019s The Doberman Gang first flashed that all-important disclaimer, animals have found themselves mistreated across the spectrum of film, be it the mondo underground to the mainstream A-picture.<\/p>\n<p>When viewing Apocalypse Now\u2019s caribou slay, or Oldboy\u2019s devouring of a live octopus, a visceral shock is felt more sharply now than likely there ever was when first shown in theatres. There\u2019s just no excuse now, with CGI and sophisticated effects able to realise any sadism inflicted on a creature without harm to our furry and feathered friends, such as the duckling\u2019s foot plyered off in Lars Von Trier\u2019s icy The House That Jack Built, a digital moment that still sent audiences into distress.<\/p>\n<p>Quite rightly, anyone squeamish about animal death on screen will be pointed to the abysmal meat industry\u2019s treatment of animals as they\u2019re tucking into a hamburger, as well as the cruel treatment of sentient beings as they\u2019re off to provide the next lot of leather, fur, wool, and down for the fashion industry. Still, there\u2019s something about an animal\u2019s life and dignity rendered expendable in the name of art, no matter how low-brow, that taints a feature\u2019s integrity irreparably.<\/p>\n<p>Amid Hollywood and wider cinema\u2019s murky treatment of critters, wildlife and fauna, we take a look at the five most egregious examples of animals losing life and\/or limb in the name of cinema.<\/p>\n<p>The five worst moments of animal cruelty in cinema:  <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" style=\"\"> ADD AS A PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/far-out-magazine\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/a>   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credits: Far Out \/ New Line Cinema \/ TCM \/ United Artists) Fri 10 April 2026 17:15, UK&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":524462,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[182108,96,182109,182110,2839,56,54,55,182111],"class_list":{"0":"post-524461","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-ben-hur","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-john-waters","11":"tag-michael-cimino","12":"tag-movies","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom","16":"tag-wake-in-fright"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/524462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}