PETA condemns horse's death on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power sets 

Following the death of a horse on the sets of the Prime Video's upcoming show The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, animal welfare orgainsation PETA condemned the makers about the animal's demise.

Last week, a horse died after suffering from a cardiac arrest just before the rehearsals. Amazon Studios, also released a statement, acknowledging the same.

“We are deeply saddened to confirm that a production horse died on 21st March. The incident took place in the morning whilst the horse was being exercised prior to rehearsals. The trainer was not in costume and filming had yet to commence. Both a veterinarian and a representative of the American Humane Association were present at the time. The independent necropsy has confirmed that the horse died of cardiac failure,” the statement read.

As per a Variety report, about 30 horses were on the sets on the day of the incident. Following this, PETA in a statement condemned the act and urged the makers to find alternative ways.

“It seems that living underground with the orcs is par for the course for the producers of ‘The Rings of Power,’ because they have the option to use CGI, mechanical rigs and other humane methods that wouldn’t run vulnerable horses to death on set. PETA is calling on the show’s creators — and all other producers — to take on a new quest without using any real horses. If they can’t avoid exploiting animals for their art, they should find a new medium, because no one wants to see a spinoff for TV with torment as the theme,” PETA stated.

The series is developed by JD Payne and Patrick McKay and set before the events of the Lord of the Rings films. Against the backdrop of Second Age of Middle earth, the series follows the forging of the original rings of power during the Second Age that allowed the Dark Lord Sauron to spread evil across Middle Earth.