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When the film was first released, several Australian animal rights organizations raised allegations of animal cruelty during filming and called for a boycott.

The Sunday Mail reported at the time that Animal Liberation Queensland founder Jacqui Kent alleged the killing of more than 20 kittens during production and added that she was disturbed by reports from Europe which alleged other animals had been injured, as in one case where a producer allegedly had broken a cat's paw to make it appear unsteady on its feet.

Other scenes that were the source of controversy were the scene of a kitten flying off of a cliff and a scene of a pug fighting a bear.

Kent said her organization had a number of complaints from people who had seen the film and were concerned that it could not have been made without cruelty.

The Tasmanian and Victorian branches of the RSPCA also alleged abuses.