Protecting Your Ass*

*and your horse, your dog and every other animal on your set

Hey, Producers / Film Makers:

Protect Your Ass*

*and your horse, your dog and every other animal on your set
You’re going to use an animal on your set, aren’t you? Well, and why wouldn’t you? What was Dorothy without Toto? The Bradys without Tiger? Harry Potter without Hedwig?
Have at it then! Just make sure you call American Humane Association and arrange for our services on your production.
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American Humane Association has sole authority, through a contract with the Screen Actors Guild, to protect animals used in the film and television industries. Please help us be there to apply our high standards for the treatment of animals on set, ensuring that "No Animals Were Harmed."®
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The Historic Legacy of the

Film and Television Unit.

American Humane Association’s Film & TV Unit is the leader in the protection of animal actors. With established Guidelines, on-set monitoring, movie ratings and reviews, and stories from the set, the Film & TV Unit is the only animal welfare organization with oversight sanctioned by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). American Humane Association assumes the monumental undertaking of providing protection for animal actors and keeps the public informed.
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Guidelines for the Safe Use of Animals in Filmed Media -

Protecting Animal Actors

Since the introduction of the Guidelines, animal accidents, illnesses and deaths on set have sharply declined. Prior to 1980, American Humane Association listed 107 films as Unacceptable because of deliberate neglect or malice toward animals. From 1980 to 1988, when our Guidelines debuted, 31 films were found Unacceptable. Since 1988, only 16 films have received that ignoble distinction.
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Hey, Producers / Film Makers:

“Why Would I Do That?” You Say
“Why wouldn’t you?” we say.

First, it’s safe — not only for the animals, but also for you, your actors and your crew.
Second, you can gain publicity for your project through our online film reviews and our niche media contacts.
Third and fourth, we’ll assure the public that your dogfighting scene only looks real, when in reality, all the dogs on your set had one big play session. And you’ll get the chance to earn our popular end-credit disclaimer that says “No Animals Were Harmed”®.
Best of all, our services are free to domestic SAG and AFTRA productions!
What more could you want?
But Wait, There’s More!
When you work with American Humane Association on your production, you get:

A pre-production risk evaluation
Specialized animal experts who can speak directly to the needs and nuances of your production
Advice, education and information on a huge variety of species and humane issues
Access to an organization of animal professionals in myriad fields such as animal therapy and the human-animal bond
American Humane Association’s Certified Animal Safety Representatives™ on your set
American Humane Association’s Guidelines for the Safe Use of Animals in Filmed Media
On-set safety advice — when you protect the animals on your set, you protect your cast and crew, too
Documentation of all the animal action and how well you treated the animals
An independent, professional, objective witness to the treatment of animals
Protection from unwarranted controversy
Post-production response to public inquiries
An experienced and respected authority to act as liaison to the media and the public
Public relations, publicity and promotional support in both mainstream press and to millions of animal lovers and pet owners nationwide
The trademarked end credit disclaimer: “No Animals Were Harmed”
Online film ratings and reviews
Posters and other set dressings
The right to hold your head up high, knowing you did the right thing and protected all creatures great and small on your set