May 31, 2022

Episode 85 Pawywood

55 minutes

Trigger Warning of animal abuse and worse. We are discussing animals trainers and animals in film via the history of the good folks at the American Humane Association who work to provide rights to animals used in film. Join us as we learn about how we got to the accurate disclaimer "no animals were harmed in the making of this film".

Sources:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/getting-started/2018/08/14/sled-reynolds-how-became-animal-trainer-film-tv/973306002/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-11-me-4007-story.html

https://www.americanhumane.org/about-us/history/

https://infocusfilmschool.com/animals-in-film/

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/movie-animal-trainer-125861#:~:text=Movie%20animal%20trainers%20use%20their,roles%20in%20television%20and%20movies.

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