Are Animals Safe on Film Sets? Monitoring Begins for 161 Movies and 146 Dramas

Kara to Monitor Compliance with Animal Filming Guidelines

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Animal Rights Action Kara (hereinafter Kara) is launching a large-scale monitoring of films and dramas released last year.

On the 10th, Kara announced plans to conduct an in-depth analysis of how safely animal filming was conducted and how guidelines are actually reflected on production sites, targeting 161 films and 146 dramas (2,594 episodes).

Through this monitoring, they will examine △whether animals appear in the works △the species and screen time proportion of the animals appearing △whether and what types of credits regarding 'animal-safe filming' are displayed △and whether animal filming-related companies are credited.

Kara stated, "If it is confirmed that animals appeared in a work, an official letter is sent to the production company or broadcaster (or distributor) of the work to deliver the monitoring results and inquiries, and whether a reply is received will later be disclosed to the public." However, the responses from each production company will be anonymized and reflected in the analysis data.

Activist Kwon Nami said, "Since the horse abuse incident in the KBS drama 'Taejong Yi Bang-won' in 2021, it has become more common for domestic video productions to include animal filming guideline credits on their own," adding, "We hope that by examining the current situation on domestic sites through monitoring, it will serve as a foundation to support media content that is safe for animals."

Meanwhile, since 2022, Kara has been operating the 'Animal Appearance Media Monitoring Headquarters,' a citizen-participatory media monitoring platform.

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