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[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 1 hour ago

George Carling.... Tippy the dog.

"Sometimes, you can get a dog that looks exactly like the dog you used to have. Right? You shop around a little bit, and you find a dog identical to your former dog. And that's real handy cause you don't have to change the pictures on your mirror or anything. Right? You just bring the dead one into the pet shop. Throw him up on the counter and say, "Give me another one of them. That was real good." And they'll give you a carbon copy of your ex-goddam dog. Now my favorite dog that I ever had in my whole lifetime was Tippy."

[–] Xylight@lemdro.id 18 points 9 hours ago

TranscriptionAn American Humane Certified Safety Representative visited the Snow Buddies set on the first day of filming. Fifteen Golden Retriever puppies were on set and fifteen other were being treated by a local veterinarian, and their illnesses were eventually diagnosed as Giardia and Coccidia. On request from the representative the remaining puppies on set received additional veterinary checks. Twenty-five of the puppies were from an American breeder and five were from a Canadian breeder. It was discovered that the puppies were approximately 8 weeks old, which lead to the belief that the puppies were only 6 weeks old when they were brought by the trainer to the movie set. Per the USDA it was at the time illegal to transport puppies under the age of 8 weeks.

After the removal of all 30 puppies, 28 older Golden Retriever puppies were brought in to continue filming. All of the 28 older puppies were exposed to parvovirus. Five of the puppies died, and up to six others fell ill after exposure to the virus.

As a result, the film was not permitted to use the "No animals were harmed..." disclaimer and received an "Unacceptable" marking from the American Humane Association.

[–] OceanSoap@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago

Well, I could have gone my whole life not knowing this. :(

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 49 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (8 children)

Go watch Milo and Otis again. Holy shit. They through a fucking kitten off a cliff.

After doing some wtf research, the thing was filmed in China. Those poor kittens and puppies.

*Threw

[–] Odo@lemmy.world 25 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/animals-abused-milo-and-otis/

That was a rumor, and has never been verified despite decades of discussion and many attempts to prove or disprove it. Also, it was filmed in Japan, not China.

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 5 points 9 hours ago

Was just about to mention milo and Otis. I loved that movie as a kid. Felt pretty bad rediscovering it as an adult.

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[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 59 points 16 hours ago (6 children)

image of text
no link to source or actual text
pointlessly breaking the web & accessibility

Does OP know about this alternative to images of text called text? 🤦

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[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 152 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

A proud Disney tradition.

discovered that the lemming scene was actually filmed at the Bow River near Canmore, Alberta, and further that the same small group of lemmings was transported to the location, jostled on turntables, and repeatedly shoved off a cliff to imply mass suicide.

[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

how big was the cliff? did they get hurt or die or was it even more faked?

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

the same small group of lemmings was transported to the location, jostled on turntables, and repeatedly shoved off a cliff to imply mass suicide

That Wikipedia quote implies it wasn't deadly, but checking the end line citations, their reference calls it a "mass animal killing made to look like natural suicide" and makes no mention of using the same group multiple times.

[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago

great game back in the day though btw. we need another version. maybe with a political bent

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[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 130 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

No, animals were harmed in the making of this film.

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