Yoon Seok-yeol, presidential candidate for People’s Strength. yunhap news
On the 22nd, Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, a presidential candidate for the People’s Strength, said, “I hope that public broadcasting will put a little more effort into creating a safe production environment for both people and animals.” left a message
Candidate Yoon posted this morning on his social networking service (SNS) and said, “There is nothing more important than life.”
Controversy quickly spread when animal rights groups such as the Animal Freedom Association distributed to the media a video of the shooting scene of ‘Taejong Lee Bang-won’, and in the process, the production team deliberately tied a rope to the horse’s ankle and knocked it down.
As KBS announced that the horses mobilized for filming died a week later with an apology message, viewers’ anger rained heavily on the program’s official website and online community. Some animal protection groups have filed a complaint with the police once morest the person in charge of the drama for violating the Animal Protection Act.
Candidate Yoon wrote on the 22nd, “It is said that shooting a horse is dangerous for both actors and actresses.” mentioned
“Scenes that are dangerous to animals are also not safe for humans,” he said.
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