PETA vs. Batman
Filed under: Film Flickers
PETA is upset with the new Batman movie.
As many of you saw, since the film has done so much business, The Dark Knight had some "unfriendly" dog scenes in the pic.
Particularly the scene where Batman "was punching out dogs left and right." In self-defense of course.
But some PETA is asking why with so many gadgets that Batman has on hand, the only way to defend himself was to hurt the dogs?
What do U think?
Is it just an innocent part of the movie, or is PETA overreacting?
Check out their list of the Top 10 Animal-Friendly Superheroes….after the jump.
[Image via WENN.]
10. Hellboy—This superhero may be someone that would make you cross the street if he came your way (the red skin and horns might be a bit intimidating), but he's just a big teddy bear with a love for kittens (and many successful attempts to save them).
9. Aquaman—The King of Atlantis, Aquaman can commune with sea creatures, whom he considers citizens of his ocean realm, and routinely protects them from being abused or exploited by the surface-dwellers.
8. Black Panther—As the leader of the African nation of Wakanda, the Black Panther has banned the evil White Gorilla Cult from his country. Members of the cult seek to gain power by killing one of Wakanda's rare white gorillas, bathing in their blood, and eating their flesh (um, gross). The villain known as Man-Ape gained his superpowers by doing exactly that—incurring the wrath of the Black Panther and becoming one of his greatest foes.
7. Superman—In a one-shot "PSA comic" entitled "Superman: For the Animals," Supes rescues a kitten from being thrown off a bridge by a group of kids named (seriously) Ballser, Charlie, Donuts, and Eightball and, in the process, teaches everyone a valuable lesson about not picking on anyone weaker than you—including animals.
6. Captain Planet—He just wants to save the planet from the evil Captain Pollution! And that, of course, includes all our wildlife friends who live there. Point of fact, though: "Heart"? NOT an element.
5. Thor—In the Ultimate Avengers animated movie, we find Thor out at sea with a group of activists protesting whale slaughter. If only his fellow Norwegians in the real world got the picture that whaling is a thing of the past!
4. Beast Boy—Everyone's favorite Teen Titan also happens to be vegan (and not just because he's been hanging out on peta2.com like pretty much every other teenager). You would be, too, if you had the metamorphic ability to turn into any animal and therefore had a little compassion for the ones that get eaten.
3. Animal Man—This lesser-known DC hero can mimic the abilities of animals and is an ardent advocate for animal rights. He's a vegetarian, and in Animal Man #15, Animal Man saves a group of dolphins from cruel fishers and drops the villains in the ocean to drown—only to be saved by one of the very dolphins he was trying to kill.
2. Wolverine and Jean Gray—In X-Men Unlimited #44, Wolverine catches three neighborhood boys in the act of torturing and killing animals for kicks—and offers to return the favor on behalf of his furry friends. Using her psychic powers, Jean Gray instead makes the boys experience in their minds the pain and suffering that they caused to their innocent victims. In the next issue … Colonel Sanders!
1. Wonder Man—In Civil War: Frontline #5, part of Marvel's epic Civil War story arc, Wonder Man is interrupted on his way to an important function by two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents looking for answers about a mysterious aquarium store bombing (read the book). The important function? A PETA banquet. 'Nuff said.
This is ridiculous of PETA. It's just a movie. If you can't establish real from fiction than you need help. The dogs where not hurt in the making of this movie. Besides if you really want to go into it (non reality) the dogs were obviously trained by the criminals to attack. Dogs are fast and a person being attacked doesn't always have the time to find an animal friendly way to defend themselves. Dog attacks are serious! I'm a US letter carrier and we are given Mace/pepper spray but seriously it doesn't always work. Some crazy dogs like it. Sometimes it's injure or be injured. I love animals and feel badly for animals that have been trained to attack but I will protect myself however necessary.
PETA is definetly overreacting, when I watched the film and saw those scenes I was watching closely to see how they dealt with the violence with the animals and most of the violence with the dogs was more implied. You didnt see them actually being hit, all you saw was him throw them off him. Honestly for them to get upset with that is ridiculous because what about all of the violence shown and implied happening to the HUMANS in the film, they have no problem with that! I love love love animals but they did nothing wrong in the film with the way they dealt with the animals. PETA needs to take a step back into reality and realize it's just a movie and nothing in batman supported hurting dogs. In the FAKE scene in the MAKE BELIEVE movie where the dogs were NOT harmed, the dogs were attacking batman and he was just DEFENDING himself
UMMM..HELLO!!! I LOVE dogs and would never hurt them, unless they were about to tear my face off like they almost did to BATMAN!! DAMN RIGHT..those dogs deserved to be punched!!! Wouldn't you???
YAH, it's PETA, a group of people who deserve attention because they've made a lot of difference and because of them people can't profit from animals so freely and carelessly as they have in the past. Being an animal lover myself and owner of a rotweiler name Juba, i was surprised with the rotweiler scene. A movie as prominent and wide spread as Batman didn't need to have that scene in my opinion. Once agin, the dogs are taught to attack by humans, and showing the dogs being hit and punched from left to right is unappropriate. it teaches violence against a dog that if given a chance, i'm sure wouldn't choose the life of attacking people, and to be abused for just doing what it was taught to do. I prefer to see the owner beaten, and animals left alone, because they're already been taken enough adavantage of and lived shitty lives.
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Iv seen some horror clips of dogs attacking little children and others. It was an act of self defense. If the dogs were attacking them they would Do The Same. They Need to get over themselves
I bet PETA people taste really good dipped in barbeque sauce….UMMMM…
Shit like this makes it hard to take PETA seriously, they should be more careful about what battles they choose, if they shout off about everything it weakens the argument when they do.
It is a movie it is fictional, no animals were harmed, so what is their point?
But even if rotweillers were about to attack me I wouldn't be thinking of humane ways to stop them, I am so over PETA!
some ppl are very impressionable. good job peta!!!!!
most people would defend themselves if there were large crazed dogs trying to kill u.
they sat there and watched two hours of humans being tortured, burned, mutilated, and murdered, and they feel bad for the dogs? they're characters like everyone else, and they get 0 more sympathy because they're less evolved. no tears here.
i'd love to say more but it's dinner time… chicken or beef tonight??
Oh, and shut up with all the "I am a loving dog owner, but…"
No one cares that you love your little labradoodle. Just say what you're trying to say and stop surarcoating.
fuck peta
Fuck PETA. They are always crying about some shit… The movie was the best and if them dogs came at me like that I would of done the same. So what PETA are you gonna come at me too?
It a fucking movie!!!!!!
All them aholes who thrashtalk PETA, well I hope you all get what you deserve, bunch of idiots! If you abuse an animal, may harm and disease come your way! You read it, you're cursed now! Proceed at your own discretion…
I love animals, but if a dog ever tries to attack me you better believe I will punch it. If a member of Peta tries to attack me I would punch them as well.
waaaaaaaaay over reacting.Too much time on their hands, help the starving people first
PETA needs to RELAX
like its so effing annoying
its a MOVIE!
its just another scene
like i mean i love animals a lot but if a huge dog was attacking me.. i would defend myself not let it bite me.. duhh
so its just a scene.. part of the story
relax.
Get real PETA. attacking a fictional superhero? Do something worthwhile for a change, instead of attacking people.
Its PETA, what the fuck do you expect.
i think peta see's how well the movie is doing and is trying to get a piece of the pie
Peta is over reacting AS ALWAYS. You know, I love animals too…but someone…or rather a group of someones need to get a life.
PETA CAN SUCK MY BLOWHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THESE ARE THE SAME ASSHOLES THAT CLASSIFIED HORSE RACING IN THE SAM CATAGORY AS DOG FIGHTING WHEN EIGHT BELLS PASSED AWAY.
PETA IS A BUNCH OF NITWIT HOUSEWIVES WITH NOTHING BETTER TO DO WITH THEIR TIME.
LETS BURN THEM AT THE STAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PETA blows dogs for quarters
Why do people freak out when a dog or animal are being hurt in a film, but no one cares when a human gets killed or whatever. It makes no sense. I am not saying that it is ok to kill or hurt animals, but it is a movie, it is not REAL. I feel that sometimes dogs are treated way better then humans. PETA needs to get over it and realize there are bigger issues in the world other then dogs being hurt in a movie. Those dogs are treated better then most people. Shit, I wish I was a fuckin dog.
wait…really?
hahahaha
dude, lets put a bunch of PETA in a room with dogs coming at them like they were coming at Batman, and see if they dont punch those dogs too. Please, PETA needs to seriously think before they speak sometimes… i mean, do they REALLY think Christian Bale was just punching dog after dog until they got the shot right? Ridiculous.
I'm an animal lover and vegetarian, but it's spectacles like this that hurt the very cause PETA hopes to promote. Movies are imaginary, and while they can promote certain messages or morals, I simply don't see "beat dogs up" being one of the themes in the Batman movie. Extremism is detrimental, on either side; shame on you PETA.