animal cruelty theme

The infliction by omission (animal neglect) or by commission by humans of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal is featured.

28 total · 4 major · 23 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
futurama2x15 major A band hippies had a rally outside of the Planet Express building protesting the eating of intelligent animals, popplers in particular.
futurama7x11 major Leela protested fox hunting. The story made some sort of commentary on animal cruelty by focusing on robot animal cruelty.
movie: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) major Apes were enslaved and brutalized by Humans.
novel: The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896) major The once eminent London physiologist Dr. Moreau had been publicly exposed for having performed cruel experiments in vivisection. He fled England in the wake of the scandal, secluding himself on a remote island. The castaway Edward Prendick was horrified to discover that Dr. Moreau was continuing with his gruesome work on the island, being especially appalled by Dr. Moreau's torturous experiments on a puma.
ahh3x06 minor Jesse slaughtered an innocent squirrel just to unnerve Stella.
ahp3x12 minor Emma considered reporting Mr. Rinditch to the police after he matter of factly admitted to having kicked her cat.
ahp5x35 minor Lady Charlotte admonished a man for whipping his horse to (in her view) the point of abuse.
as1985e2x16 minor Billy tormented the family dog with a vacuum cleaner.
blackmirror5x03 minor It was noted that regular mouse traps are cruel and the dad was seeking more humane methods of dispatch.
columbo1971e10x14 minor When Lt. Columbo noticed that one of Justin's koi tanks had too few gallons of water per fish-inch, Columbo quickly deduced that the murdered mobster Tony Galper was, almost literally, sleeping with the fishes.