PETA Fires Off Letter Demanding 'Jackass Forever' Be Investigated For Animal Cruelty, Weeks After Bam Margera Sues Ex-BFF Johnny Knoxville
Sept. 8 2021, Published 1:16 p.m. ET
PETA is demanding Los Angeles prosecutors investigate Johnny Knoxville's movie Jackass Forever, telling Breaking Celebrity News they believe the production broke state animal protection laws and could face criminal charges.
In a letter obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, the animal rights organization call on city and county prosecutors to "take appropriate legal action against those involved in filming scenes apparently involving cruelty to animals in the movie Jackass Forever."
PETA outlines several examples of what they call animal cruelty in the movie's trailer, including Knoxville "being charged by a bull," Sean McInerney "being bitten on the nose by a snake," and a scene where a tarantula is "trapped in a plastic tube between Ehren McGhehey and Compston Wilson’s heads."
According to the organization, "the conduct involved in producing these segments involved cruelty to various animals in apparent violation of California law, including the prohibition on animal fighting."
PETA is demanding an investigation take place, and if warranted, "criminal charges against all those responsible."