AHA Covers Up Harm in Filming
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Animals may have been harmed during the production of the movie, 'Life of Pi'. The tiger nearly drowned during the filming after being dragged out to sea by a rope and another 27 creatures died during the filming of the 'Hobbit.' Shocking truth which is behind the words 'no animals were harmed' in these movies.
The American Humane Association (AHA) is in charge of protecting animals during movies which is now being revealed that they are putting more effort into covering up the animal harm than preventing it.Â
Some of the biggest-name productions in Hollywood has seen animals die on-set or suffer from near-death experiences but the AHA has stamped their approval.
The tiger from 'Life of Pi' named King, the star of the movie, almost drowned during filming. The trainer had to lasso the tiger and pull him to safety. Some more movies that were involved with harming of animals was Pirates of the Caribbean, The Hobbit, and a film from HBO called 'Luck'.
In the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean film there were dozens of marine animals washing ashore. In the Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey there were 27 animals who died during the filming. Then, there is the HBO's movie 'Luck' which 4 horses died during the movie.
An email obtained by the Hollywood Reporter, AHA monitor Gina Johnson allegedly wrote to a colleague: "I think this goes without saying but DON'T MENTION IT TO ANYONE, ESPECIALLY THE OFFICE! I have downplayed the fuck out of it."
 In the movie, of the Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, several dozen marine animals which included fish and squid washed ashore, they died after uncontrolled explosions which were set off in the water for special effects, a rep from the AHA which was present at the filming told The Hollywood Reporter.
The AHA declined to comment regarding the allegation.
In the Hobbit there were more than 2 dozen animals who died in the filming including sheep and goats who died of dehydration, exhaustion or drown from the filming. Even though the AHA knew about these animals being harmed, they still gave their certification of 'No Animals were harmed during this film.'
 During the filming of 'Failure to Launch' there was a squirrel that was somehow crushed to death by the film crew.Â
There are many films that say that there were no animals harmed of the filming of this movie that is approved by the AHA even though some animals might have been harmed and others who died.Â