That was a well-written editor's note. I have to say I agree. There are some movies that are really well made and good movies otherwise but I avoid watching them because of animals suffering/dying in them. I'm one of those people who really get into a movie while I'm watching it, my mind is fully into the story and characters (at least if it is well done). I experience the horror and emotions of what is going on despite it being 'just a movie' and some things I have seen in movies have left lasting images in my mind. There was one I saw many years ago of a teacher who was teaching in a really bad part of a big city, I don't recall the specifics exactly, but one time she came home to find her golden retriever hung and dead, done by some kids from the school with a vendetta. I felt physically ill and traumatized by it and have never forgotten it.

I'm a big baby I guess. I'm very careful on what I subject myself to when it comes to movies.