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Originally Posted by Libretio . Censoring the horses-over-cliff shot in THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES (1957), for example, may not remove the cruelty that was inflicted on the horses, but it says to modern filmmakers: "If you do this, we will intervene, so don't waste your time and money. It is morally and legally WRONG."
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This is moot as treatment of animals in this way was outlawed decades ago in most countries .
Certainly in Italy and the US such scenes would be illegal so cutting them now is pointless.