The Animal Freedom Coalition confirmed the truth regarding the animal abuse case of ‘Taejong Lee Bang-won’ through an interview with KBS. Provided by Monster Union
The Animal Freedom Coalition confirmed the truth regarding the animal abuse case of ‘Taejong Lee Bang-won’ through an interview with KBS.
On the 24th, Animal Freedom Coalition announced the results of an interview with the KBS production team in relation to the horse abuse case of the KBS drama ‘Taejong Lee Bang-won’ through official data.
First, the Animal Freedom Coalition said, “The sadistic filming process that broke the horse’s neck was released on video, and the horse used in the filming was later known to have died, causing a huge stir in society. The issue of welfare for retired racehorses has also been raised,” he explained.
After the controversy, the Animal Freedom Coalition conducted an interview with a KBS official to confirm the truth regarding the incident and prevent recurrence. The head of the KBS drama center, the executive producer, and the head of the drama center planning and operation team attended the event.
In this regard, the Animal Freedom Coalition said, “A KBS official who attended the interview said, ‘I feel fully responsible for this incident. he explained.
According to this, KBS responded that it would come up with measures to guarantee the welfare of animals at the filming site following collecting opinions from experts and following internal discussion. The Animal Welfare Association will ‘create new content on animal welfare in the broadcasting guidelines’, ‘form an animal filming ethics committee including animal protection experts such as animal groups’, ‘participate animal welfare experts in the KBS viewers’ committee’ requested etc.
Previously, ‘Taejong Lee Bang-won’ was heavily criticized for a video in which a rope was wrapped around the horse’s ankle during filming and forcibly knocked down. In the end, the production team of ‘Taejong Lee Bang-won’ bowed their heads and apologized repeatedly. However, as it became known that the horse died following filming, it became the center of controversy.
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