![]() ![]() Here's what Robin Ganzert also added about keeping these animals safe. These recommendations were implemented a year ago, bringing a higher level of animal welfare to all animals living on the site into the future. However, upon learning of injuries and deaths of animals while being housed at a working farm 186 miles from the main set and 26 miles from the soundstage, American Humane Association went beyond its jurisdiction and authority to visit, examine and make safety recommendations and improvements to the farm. Anything less is unacceptable."īecause of American Humane Association's monitoring of the animal action which included having a licensed veterinarian on the scene, no animals were harmed on set during filming of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. We owe it to these hard-working and beloved members of our community, just as we work to take care of their human counterparts. We must bring the same high degree of safety and humane treatment that has been achieved on the set to animals throughout their life, including training, housing, and safe, dignified retirement. ![]() It is vital that we work with the industry to bring the kind of protection we have for animals during filming to all phases of production. There are too many incidents off the set and this must stop. We do not have either the jurisdiction or funding to extend that oversight to activities or conditions off set or before animals come under our protection. "We are currently only empowered to monitor animal actors while they are working on production sets. Robin Ganzert made the following statement. ![]()
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