14 DAY TRIAL // The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is redoubling its attack on Liam Neeson and his latest film, “The Grey,” which sees him go up against a pack of hungry wolves – and win.
Boycotting the film is the only solution, PETA says in a new statement issued to The Guardian.
Initially, the group, together with other animal rights supporters, objected to the way the wolves are portrayed in the film, insisting that said portrayal was very detrimental to the animals, which are actually shy and defensive creatures.
Just recently, Liam admitted to have eaten once stew made from wolf meat – on the set of the film, no less.
“It was very gamey. But I'm Irish, so I'm used to odd stews. I can take it. Just throw a lot of carrots and onions in there and I'll call it dinner,” the actor said, as cited by the aforementioned publication.
PETA is, as expected, upset at both the star and the director of the film, Joe Carnahan, who is believed to have come up with the idea to have the actors eat the stew, just to see how the characters they play in the film must have felt.
The group says there's no other way to tell the two of the error of their ways but to boycott the movie. If it flops, then they will know they were wrong.
“Neeson's stance on kindness to animals is sorely out of step with the rest of the world. Don't just shy away. Run away from The Grey,” PETA spokesperson Jane Dollinger says in the statement.
Also regrettable is the fact that Carnahan, the film's director, reportedly ordered the wolf carcasses used to shoot it from a trapper.
By doing so, he encouraged such painful and cruel practices, PETA believes.
“Many animals caught in traps chew off their own limbs in order to escape. These animals go on to die of gangrene or other secondary infections, sometimes leaving nursing puppies abandoned to fend for themselves,” Dollinger says.
As of now, neither Neeson nor Carnahan have responded in any way to PETA's taunts and calls for boycott. The film is also doing pretty well at the box office.