Detailed Animal Action Report

Fake and realistic-looking mechanical cats were used throughout filming. Whenever a real cat was used, it was handled with care. Both a live and a mechanical cat were used for the strangulation scene. The actor gently handled the real cat which was replaced with the mechanical one to film the strangling. In a medieval fantasy Annabelle brings her dead cat to Rod and the cat comes to life and she hugs it. This scene was shot in cuts using a fake, mechanical and real cat. The cat reappears and Rod attempts to strangle him again, but Annabelle discovers them and struggles to save her cat. Again, this scene was filmed in cuts using both a real and fake cat. In the horrifying finale, when the police break through a wall, no real cats appear. Only mechanical cats and special effects were used for this sequence.