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angeles, a former l.a. city attorney, also a former animal abuse prosecutor. bob, welcome. nice to have you on. thank you for having me. on the one side, you have this animal rights group, let s be precise, this is the american humane association, these are the folks who give that stamp of approval to movies that you don t hurt animals, you see it right here, they tack it on to the credits. on the other side, you have the hollywood reporter, this expose and it says the aha approval doesn t mean that much anymore because animals are dying on movie sets and they are simply looking the other way. what s your opinion? well, i actually couldn t agree more with the reporter. and the hollywood story. it s something that actually is kind of a dirty dark secret in hollywood because just about anybody who works in the industry knows that there s virtually no real meaningful protection for animals in the movies. i have been a prosecutor for 13, 14 years, i just retired, and i
loud and clear. it sounds like perhaps, perhaps something really needs to be done. bob ferber, thank you very, very much. i appreciate your perspective. you re very welcome. coming up, the pope raising eyebrows yet again after attacking capitalism and saying changes are coming to the catholic church. this as we learn whether americans are fond of francis and his blunt assessment of the church. [ male announcer ] over time, you ve come to realize. [ starter ] ready! [ starting gun goes off ] [ male announcer ] it s less of a race. yeah! [ male announcer ] and more of a journey. keep going strong. and as you look for a medicare supplement insurance plan. expect the same kind of commitment you demand of yourself. aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long.
did you know they nearly killed the tiger while they were filming the movie life of pi. turns out that is what an animal rights monitor claimed in an e-mail sent from the set. it s about a boy, his lifeboat and this bengal tiger named richard parker. well, quote, one take went really bad, according to this e-mail, the tiger got lost trying to swim to the side and damn near died. here s another e-mail. we almost if ing killed king, the tiger s real name, we almost killed king in the water tank. let s hold it right there, because this claim here is not merely alarming, it is also in dispute. also in dispute, the bottom line of this expose from the hollywood reporter which says this animal rights group which watches the film industry has gotten way too chummy with the industry and because of that, they say animals are dying. bob ferber is with us from los