Originally posted by Karen
luckies4me, the movie was not made in the dark ages before animal cruelty laws were passed. It was made in 1989. I am sure the cat WAS wet, but not put in the middle of an actual river. I am sure the bear was a trained actor bear ( there are such things), and the cat was acting, and was never in danger. I am sure those are not real chicks the cat swats at.

Forward to the end of the movie, I'll be $10 there's a "no animals were harmed in the making of this movie" statement.
Do those birds look fake to you? Don't think so. I am going to take screenshots now of the movie. They can't fake birds that real, no one can.

Even IF the bear was trained, there's NO reason for it to be smacking a cat who is obviously freightened.