Episode 85 Pawywood

Trigger Warning of animal abuse and worse. We are discussing animals trainers and animals in film via the history of the good folks at the American Humane Association who work to provide rights to animals used in film. Join us as we learn about how we got to the accurate disclaimer "no animals were harmed in the making of this film".

Sources:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/getting-started/2018/08/14/sled-reynolds-how-became-animal-trainer-film-tv/973306002/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-11-me-4007-story.html 
https://www.americanhumane.org/about-us/history/ 
https://infocusfilmschool.com/animals-in-film/ 
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/movie-animal-trainer-125861#:~:text=Movie%20animal%20trainers%20use%20their,roles%20in%20television%20and%20movies.