Power of the Dog stars shut down animal welfare misconduct claims after BAFTA success
dailystar.co.ukBAFTA night, however, the film's producers were quick to shut down any animal misconduct rumours.During an exclusive chat with the Daily Star in the winners' room conference, the movie's producer Tanya Seghatchian defended her work after brutal PETA claims.
In December 2021, the animal rights group took to Twitter to stand against the movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch.The organisation did so on the grounds that the actor allegedly castrated a real bull and agitated a horse during filming.When asked about the claims, producer Tanya slammed the animal rights group's accusations and told the Daily Star that no animals had been mistreated on the movie's set.She said: "There were no animals harmed in any way on our movie.
Jane and I were particularly sure to make sure they were fully respected. "We had supervision all of the way with the American Film Association so they shouldn’t be concerned."Late last year, PETA tweeted: "Clearly upset & frightened—the horse is NOT “acting.” #BenedictCumberbatch was quoted saying “I did everything you see in the film” – he apparently learned to castrate bulls."Audiences should SKIP @TPOTD on #Netflix in favor of productions that don’t exploit animals."After seeing this, others took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the matter.One shared: "I had no idea.
Got about half an hour into the film and saw the actor abusing a horse, hitting it in the face over and over with a thick shirt and causing it to stumble.
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