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I was a big fan of Fear Factor until I saw an episode using live animals. At first, their challenges involved eating some sort of animal part..i.e cow testicles, brains, etc. My first thought was in how they accquired these parts? Realizing that those parts can be purchased off of slaughtered animals sickened me, but at least you didn't see the animal suffer, and the items were probably purchased from suppliers that would have to slaughter for another reason.
The use of live animals on that show astonishes me. I thought we were past this type of animal cruelty. Just about every movie using live animals now have disclaimers saying "no animal was harmed in the making of..." They also have organizations (such as USHS) that stay with the production crew to ensure that no animal is mis-treated. Does this not go for television shows as well? Do we have no law to cover "television" animals?
It seems that most of the animals that they are using are ones that the general public have a normal fear of anyway...snakes, scorpions, rats, bugs, alligators, etc....all in the name of ratings. This only magnifies the general public's already negative perception of keeping these animals as pets. I can just about guarantee that no one watching that episode using live snakes in the tank of water thought to themselves "oh, what wonderful and interesting creatures...I haven't given them a fair shake...maybe I CAN learn to appreciate them.."
What upsets me the most, is that this could be a great show, very entertaining without the use of these animals. They seem to come up with unique stunts each show...why can't they do that without causing undo suffering to live animals?
I applaud klorentz on his efforts.....you are not alone here.
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