When Good Pets Go Bad (1999 TV Special) User Reviews

Elephant Abuse

[chansen5327 · 9/10 · 8 September 2007]

The Elephants that were abused by the trainers at the Circus is horrific! It has sickened me. I will never attend another circus. The elephants are victims of human torture and abuse. There is a special place for these people when that leave this earth. It has always amazed me how anyone can be so cruel to an innocent animal to gain their demented glory for money or fun. I am glad it was shown on TV. We all need to know what goes behind these events as we take such pleasure by spending money to bring our children for the fun! One of the comments from a young child told his mother "Those two animals are bad". We, as the human race, have gone to far. Elephants are very smart. They have feeling as we all do. They stay in families. The circus trainers, yelling as loudly as he could in the elephants face, while the elephant was chained. Gouging him with objects, while someone yelling, "Do it again" is unimaginable. Where are animal right activist? This is as bad as the pit bull fighting with Michael Vick. How can these people get away with such torture?

We're not safe

[biggerdave · 4/10 · 10 February 2005]

This is the sort of program that I find insulting, offensive and downright deplorable. Like many other reality programs I have seen, particularly from America, it's main objective is to scare people. I swear that the guy narrating is the same man that narrates every other American fear show, talking in a low key, with overly dramatic emphasis on "animals go bad." It shows animals that, in the majority of clips, that are actually reacting to human cruelty or stupidity. But the program seems to think that its the humans that we should feel totally sorry for, as if they have done nothing wrong. The editing of the clips also enforces this view, giving close-ups of their "Murderous beasts."

The talking head that appears for a brief few seconds after a couple of clips to say "This is the humans fault." makes the whole thing even worse, trying to cover their backs.

To be quite honest, this is only one of many reality shows that uses these sorts of techniques. I could post a comment on many more similar shows, but I have other things that I could be doing. Like protecting myself from the almost certain danger of my little Jack Russell. THE MURDEROUS BEAST!!!

when good animals go bad

[abundleofblubber · 1/10 · 5 November 2006]

the TV show "when good animals go bad" is a load of sh*t! they talk about animals turning into "furosious beasts" when a HUMAN IS AT FAULT! the show went on saying how these four Clydesdale's (horse breed) turned into "beasts" when they got spooked by LOCAL PEOPLE! I ride horses my self and horses are NOT EVIL BEST! behavour problems are caused by people! and if a animal gets scared of coarse it is going to either run away or attack something! how stupid can u people get?!?!? and then there was a rodeo one when the bull is doing NOTHING out of the ordinary and so when the rider goes to dismount his hand is still tied to the bull and so the human is flinging in the air. the show says HOW THIS BULL HAS TURNED BAD! how in the world can it go bad if it is doing what it always does? there is another comment that is similar to mine who finds this show degrading. people these day- ESPECIALLY Americans- don't seem to understand things from the animals point of view! omg! i HATE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH THIS F00KING TV SHOW! THEY CAN ALL BURN IN h3LL WITH THERE "BEASTS"