AHA: 'FLICKA' HORSE DEATHS ACCIDENTAL.Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer The American Humane Association said Tuesday that the deaths of two horses last month during filming of ``Flicka'' were unpreventable accidents. An AHA investigation concluded that the horses killed in unrelated incidents Unrelated Incidents is a series of poems by Tom Leonard. One of the more well-known of this series is "The Six o'clock news" where the poem takes the form of a Glaswegian reading the news autocue like a BBC newsreader. in the 20th Century Fox remake of ``My Friend Flicka'' were neither the fault of AHA animal safety watchdogs nor the production company. ``Understanding the events involving the accidental deaths of horses during the filming of ``Flicka'' does not lesson our sadness,'' Sara Spaulding, vice president of marketing for the AHA, said in a statement. ``As a result of these accidents, we are reviewing stricter protocols for horse action. We will also require an additional level of supervision when filming calls for intense animal action.'' A horse was put down April 11 after it misstepped and broke its leg on a set north of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. ,. In another scene on April 25 at the Hansen Dam Hansen Dam in Los Angeles County, California was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District in 1939 and 1940. The project is located near the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley on Tujunga Wash, about one mile below the confluence of the Big Tujunga Wash Equestrian Center in Lake View Terrace, a mustang mustang [Sp. mesteño=a stray], small feral horse of the W United States. Mustangs are descended from escaped Native American horses, which in turn were descended from horses of North African blood, brought to the New World by the Spanish c.1500. broke its neck after tripping on a 13-foot lead rope during a ``wild horse race.'' While film extras reported that the second horse was wild, the AHA claims the horse was domestically bred, accustomed to lead ropes and had performed across the country. The ``no animals were harmed'' film credit by the AHA will not appear on the movie ``Flicka,'' AHA officials said. Critics have faulted the AHA for conflict of interest, saying it is indirectly funded by the Screen Actors Guild and has a history of covering up Hollywood animal cruelty. An extra on the Fox production filed a whistle-blower whis·tle·blow·er or whis·tle-blow·er or whistle blower n. One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority: "The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is . . claim this week, alleging he was fired after informing media of the second horse death. ``While we could seek punitive damages Monetary compensation awarded to an injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual for losses and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer. , our interest is to force Fox to refrain from placing animals in harm's way harm's way n. A risky position; danger: a place for the children that is out of harm's way; ships that sail into harm's way. in movie takes,'' said Roland Vincent, 59, of Northridge, a ``Flicka'' extra who filed the claim. Dana Bartholomew, (818) 713-3730 dana.bartholomew(at)dailynews.com |
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