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The King’s Speech producer Emile Sherman is known for creating an Academy Award nominated film portraying King George VI and his battle to overcome stuttering.

But it may not be as well known that Sherman is also the force behind one of Australia’s biggest animal welfare organizations, Voiceless, which Sherman established in only a year after seeing video footage of factory farms during a United States animal rights conference.

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The King’s Speech Settles “No Animals Were Harmed” Issue With AHA

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Film & TV.

The King's Speech

The producer of The King’s Speech has settled a dispute over the use of a phrase intended to let viewers know animals were treated humanely during the making of a film.

The phrase “No Animals Were Harmed” is a trademark owned by the American Humane Association and may only be used in films where the AHA has given the approval after various aspects of film monitoring, from reading the script to making visits on the set, have taken place.

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