“Gladiator 2” has been in the works for the past few weeks and Ridley Scott has been called out by PETA for the use of animals on set.
The animal rights organization gave out a large amount of letters to Ridley Scott and his cast including Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington and many others.
Peta confirmed they had a whistleblower and heard the complaints that Scott is using horses and macaque monkeys on set, also claiming one of the horses had collapsed while on set. PETA assumes that the horse collapsed because of the heat on the Mediterranean island.
The letter given out by PETA says “Scorching summer heat and oppressive costumes are a dangerous mix for horses, who are naturally skittish animals, prone to flight and injury, and vulnerable to the stresses of a film set. The film and TV industries have a past riddled with on-set horse injuries and even deaths. We sincerely hope Gladiator 2 avoids adding another death to that list.”
PETA also says that macaques monkeys can be very dangerous to humans because they are very unpredictable. They claim the monkeys used in film settings are usually taken away from their mother while they are still very young and say it is unethical.
Gladiator 2 has continued production and PETA heard about it and asked if they would stop using animals and just use CGI.
Do you think movies with today’s technology should always use CGI instead of real animals?
