#GuardiansoftheGalaxyVol3 gives viewers an eye-opening look into the horrors of animal experimentation.
We’re proud to honor director @JamesGunn with a Not a Number award 👉 https://t.co/U2Vm7JhIUV pic.twitter.com/aTKD5Lhjyp
—PETA (@peta) May 8, 2023
Precisely, it is this part-taken to have evoked the scientific mistreatment of animals which pushed the PETA association to award the prize “Not a Number” (not a number) to the film and to its director James Gunn. In a statement published this Monday, April 8, it is indicated that the director recalled “to the viewers that all animals deserve a life of freedom in the open air rather than being locked up in laboratory cages”. There PETA calls Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 a “Animal Rights Masterpiece” emphasizing the moment “where Rocket was only known as a number” in the Evolutionary’s laboratory. Other scenes of abused animals are present throughout the film and PETA reminds that animal experiments in laboratories around the world must stop. Lis Lange, Vice President of PETA, wanted to leave a strong message:
Thanks to Rocket, James Gunn has put a face, a name and a personality to the millions of vulnerable animals passing through labs right now,” said Lisa Lange, Senior Vice President of PETA. “PETA celebrates this as Best Animal Rights Film of the Year for helping audiences see animals as individuals and suggesting that just because we can experiment on them doesn’t mean we should.
The film Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 has been in theaters since Wednesday, May 3, 2023 in France.