Animal group blasts 'misleading' Hollywood abuse report

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Animal group blasts 'misleading' Hollywood abuse report

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/animal-rights-group-accused-over-hollywood-abuses-233959407.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R2CESZzXKOLiQkwsMNaLVQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/596ea251ffe21c45fbf7a2cb5e536cbc5690bdef.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Director Ang Lee arrives for the UK premiere of &quot;Life of Pi&quot; at the Empire cinema in London on December 3, 2012" align="left" title="Director Ang Lee arrives for the UK premiere of &quot;Life of Pi&quot; at the Empire cinema in London on December 3, 2012" border="0" /></a>A group tasked with protecting the welfare of animals in the film industry blasted as &quot;misleading&quot; a report suggesting it turns a blind eye to abuse because it is too cozy with Hollywood. The Hollywood Reporter listed alleged incidents on films including the Oscar-winning &quot;Life of Pi&quot;, where it said the Bengal tiger which is central to the movie reportedly nearly drowned. Twenty-seven animals involved in making the first movie of the &quot;Hobbit&quot; trilogy died, it said, also listing incidents where a chipmunk was squashed, a husky dog was punched, and fish died in making &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean&quot;. But the American Humane Association (AHA) said the story &quot;distorts the work and record of a respected nonprofit organization that has kept millions of beloved animal actors safe on film and television sets around the world.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>

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