Animal Magnetism

“Much has been written about the ancillary players — the caterers, florists, costume-makers, prop masters and so on — who are dealing with the repercussions of this summer’s dual Hollywood strikes by screen actors and writers. Their concerns about how they’re going to pay their rent are shared by the industry’s animal trainers and handlers, who face an additional burden: Their animals still have to eat, too.” WaPo : Animal actors are on strike, too. These are their stories. “Instead of prepping to shoot a third season of the ‘Sex and the City’ reboot, the bulldog who plays Richard Burton, Charlotte’s dog on the show, is ‘sleeping, snoring and farting, basically.'”