Guardians of the Galaxy 3 awarded by Peta: “Masterpiece film on animal rights”

Sometimes fantasy and animation are more powerful than a thousand slogans. So much so that the vicissitudes of a genetically modified raccoon, an anthropomorphic mammal that defends the galaxy, have much more appeal to the general public – in terms of animal rights and defense – than a thousand appeals or proclamations. For this reason, Peta, the international association that fights for the ethical treatment of the creatures that live with us on this planet, has decided to award a special “Not a Number Award” to James Gunn, director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3a newly released Marvel film that, through a fictional story, represents like no other “the cruelty of animal testing” remember Peta.

Without imposing spoilers, in the third installment of the saga one of the protagonists – the raccoon Rockets which is voiced by Bradley Cooper – undergoes torture and medical modifications by the villains. As this step is described, “through Rocket, James Gunn it has given a face, a name and a personality to the millions of vulnerable animals undergoing torture in laboratories,” he said Lisa Langesenior vice president of Peta, adding that the international organization celebrates the film “as the best animal rights film of the year for helping audiences see animals as individuals and suggesting that just because we can experiment on them doesn’t mean we can we should”.

Recently several films have chosen to put environmental issues at the center – such as Don’t Look Up on the climate crisis – but according to Peta the one just released is truly a “masterpiece film for animal rights”, so much so that more and more people on social networks are sending messages of support to the animal welfare association after seeing Guardians of the Galaxy 3, a product for international cinema and much loved by the general public of Marvel enthusiasts.

In short, for the activists it really is “a film about joy and compassion and about learning to see beyond the boundaries of one’s world and have empathy for all living creatures” they write on the blog of the People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals recalling like what appears on the screens even if it is a fictional story perfectly mirrors “cruel, violent and cold-blooded experiments, real and happening right now”.

Finally, to crown the film’s animal rights commitment, there is also the approval of the American Humane Association, which, complete with a stamp, certifies that “no animals were injured” during the making of the work.