PETA Slams ‘Rings of Power’ Producers as ‘Living Underground With the Orcs’ After Horse’s Death on Set
thewrap.comThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has prompted the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to reassert its call for Hollywood to end the use of animals in productions.“It seems that living underground with the orcs is par for the course for the producers of ‘The Rings of Power,’ because they have the option to use CGI, mechanical rigs and other humane methods that wouldn’t run vulnerable horses to death on set,” PETA senior vice president Lisa Lange wrote in a statement.
PETA also noted that this isn’t the only time in the past year that it has protested the abuse of horses on Hollywood productions.
Last summer, members of the organization held a protest outside the set of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” after a horse died on set.
Whistleblowers also accused the production of forcing horses to work in extreme heat without water breaks, leading to an incident when a stressed horse broke away from its wrangler and trampled an actor.“PETA is calling on the show’s creators — and all other producers — to take on a new quest without using any real horses.
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