“he possibility of either of these two people participating in this stunt ripping off their helmets and causing the tarantula to fall out of the tube is a deadly situation for the spider,” we point out in our letter.The stunts were apparently filmed in Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo Counties, and these exploits may violate California’s prohibitions on bullfighting and similar exhibitions, causing any animal to fight with a human, and cruelty to animals.Īfter first urging Jackass Forever producers to remove stunts involving animals from the film, PETA requested a criminal investigation into the production of the movie. Like snakes, tarantulas are sensitive to vibrations, which they use to detect danger, so loud sounds and foreign environments are especially stressful for them.
