People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has issued a boycott against Sony’s upcoming family adventure movie “Alpha” over the slaughtering and skinning of five bisons on the set of production. The movie, directed by Albert Hughes and starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, shot in Vancouver, Canada in 2016 under the title “The Solutrean.”
“Five sensitive bison lost their lives, all so that their bodies could be used as props in this wholly forgettable flick,” PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange said in a statement. “PETA is calling on the public to show Hollywood that cruelty to animals will not be tolerated by refusing to buy a ticket to Alpha.”
The production was investigated in 2016 for allegedly slaughtering the five bison to use their carcasses for a scene in the movie. Despite the American Humane Association monitoring the set, the production was accused of killing the bison for the sole purpose of the film.
“Five sensitive bison lost their lives, all so that their bodies could be used as props in this wholly forgettable flick,” PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange said in a statement. “PETA is calling on the public to show Hollywood that cruelty to animals will not be tolerated by refusing to buy a ticket to Alpha.”
The production was investigated in 2016 for allegedly slaughtering the five bison to use their carcasses for a scene in the movie. Despite the American Humane Association monitoring the set, the production was accused of killing the bison for the sole purpose of the film.
- 8/15/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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