ethical issues surrounding The Hobbit

The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey.

• Over a two dozen animal deaths 
• unsafe housing conditions for the animals 
• all claims of animals injury and death are related to unfit housing and feeding of them 
• these incidents did not take place on camera
• including sheep with broken legs, chickens mauled by dogs and a house drowning 
• they tried to hide the injuries e.g. horses rope burn with makeup 
• animals were left unprotected e.g. dogs attacked chickens 

Write a short paragraph explaining why these ethical issues affected audiences.

This information may have made the audience feel guilty for viewing/ funding the film.