We Need More Animal Cruelty on TV

We need more animal cruelty on TV

Animal rights campaigners are up in arms because Disney+ is able to use a legal loophole to broadcast a scene of a rat being forcibly immersed in liquid. The RSPCA has slammed Disney for showing a controversial scene from the 1989 thriller The Abyss where a live rat is deliberately submerged in fluorocarbon liquid. The

Disney accused of abusing 'animal-cruelty loophole’ by RSPCA over rat-drowning scene

Disney is facing accusations it is using an 'animal-cruelty law loophole’ to avoid censorship by RSPCA over a rat-drowning scene in one of its films.

Mickey Mouse is a mutant — "always a reflection of the culture around him"

"Mickey Mouse started as a mischievous, rebellious trickster in the late 1920s," writes Justin Papan in his newsletter, "a subversive figure who connected with audiences struggling through the Great Depression." As the cartoon mouse's popularity grew, Disney softened Mickey: "his rough edges were smoothed over. — Read the rest The post Mickey Mouse is a mutant — "always a reflection of the culture around him" appeared first on Boing Boing.

Fears of streaming platform animal ‘loophole’ as Disney Plus airs prohibited rat abuse scene - London Post

Streaming platforms have been urged not to “backtrack” on protecting audiences from scenes of animal abuse, as Disney Plus airs an uncut version of a 1989 film including a scene featuring the mistreatment of a rat cut by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) on animal cruelty grounds. The film – The Abyss – was recently added in 4K to Disney’s streaming service, but includes a controversial scene where a real rat is forcibly submerged …