it’s gonna be okay get those tissues
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
saddest animal deaths in movies for this
list we’re taking a look at the movie
deaths of some of our favorite animal
friends these deaths are particularly
traumatizing since we’ve grown attached
to some of these guys and it’s kind of
hard to mask a full-on hyperventilating
sob session in a crowded theater but
monsters and aliens need not apply and
it may be obvious but spoiler alert I
see that’s power tell me about it
number 10 Hedwig Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows Part 1
lovely snowy owl Hedwig was Harry’s
tried-and-true companion sure she
handled his mail but she was also one of
his closest friends at least when it
came to animals and considering Harry
was constantly under the threat of
danger we’re honestly kind of surprised
she made it as far as she did still
being unceremoniously struck down by a
Death Eater while trying to save her
master is no way for an owl to go out
heroic as it may be
number nine two socks Dances with Wolves
Oh two socks if it weren’t for this
awesome wolf buddy Kevin Costner’s
character would never have earned his
nickname from the soup
socks was just a cool wolf dude who
liked to have a good time so after he
sets out to follow his buddy Dunbar
we’re a part broken when he’s
mercilessly gunned down by US soldiers
and it’s not like they had to they just
wanted to kill socks who would want to
kill socks number eight pooch Turner and
hooch he’s sloppy and a little unkempt
but as far as dog buddies go this
slobbering canine is the best pal you
could ask for yes he is even with his
innocently destructive ways this pooch
endeared himself to his neat-freak
partner in crime fighting and helps him
with the ladies but most important of
all pooch is a witness to a crime and
for all his efforts he takes a bullet in
the chest to save his pal it’s just so
unnecessarily sad
mother what’s a longneck like that’s
what we lucky number seven littlefoot’s
mother in the Land Before Time herds
were divided families were cut in two
what better way to start a children’s
film than with the death of the main
characters mother
it’s obviously worked to great dramatic
effect in previous feature cartoons but
that doesn’t take the sting away whoever
having fun maybe it’s because we
visualize our own mothers or maybe it’s
because we’re capable of empathy
whatever the case the extinction of the
dinosaurs doesn’t dampen the pain of
littlefoot’s mom being killed by a t-rex
and her final words of motherly advice
are the icing on the cake
that’s your heart guide you it whispers
here number six Marley Marley and me you
make it upstairs
we know that dogs eventually reach that
age where their bodies aren’t working
the same and sometimes they have to be
euthanized
we know that but in no way did that
prepare us for this loveable curse slow
fade into expiration
it’s even harder to deal with given the
fact that we spent the better part of
the movie rooting for the energetic dog
to found quite a journey just when you
think you have a grip on your emotions
we must say goodbye to Marley
number five Sam I am Legend here you go
just the way you like it
disgusting being the probable last dog
on earth is about as bad as being the
last human but this loyal pooch took it
all in stride
dogs have a way of making everything
seem like a good time even
post-apocalyptic desolation
that’s why when Sam gets bitten by one
of the zombie dogs it’s gut-wrenching in
the worst way she’s survived for so long
with her human friend only to have to be
put down leaving him all alone number
four our attacks the neverending story
this trusty steed did the one thing he
wasn’t supposed to he gave in to sadness
our tax joins his beloved master on a
quest through a magical literary fantasy
land but while a tray was sheltered from
the effects of the swamp of sadness our
tax is not everyone knew that whoever
let the shed and silver take him but
sink
we didn’t even know horses were emotive
enough to drown in a pit of despair
come on Architects but we’ve been wrong
before it’s actually devastatingly sad
particularly with a tre you attempting
to save him from the swamps murky depths
it’s an image we’d rather forget
number three Bambi’s mom bambi due today
I’m going to take it was easy to love
Bambi’s mom she was one of her son’s
best friends guiding him and teaching
him how to one day be the great Prince
of the forest it might be danger out
there we are unprotected the meadow is
wide open
she was nurturing and caring and sweet
and then she was dead a hunter took her
out with a bullet and nothing was ever
the same sure the hunter could have been
trying to feed his family and the circle
of life and whatnot mother but that and
the fact that this death occurs off
screen makes it no less heartbreaking
your mother can’t be with you anymore
number two old yellers doggone dog in
nowhere
he was just an old hound that liked
snatching meat and helping with chores
and he managed to ingratiate his way
into the hearts of a simple country
family
try it again sister no yarrow bust you
wide open he even makes a remarkable
bond with the family’s oldest son Travis
becoming his constant companion
it’s not until Yeller gets bitten by a
rabid wolf while protecting his owners
that things take a turn for the worse
no mama there’s no hope for him now
Travis separate when Travis decides to
shoot Yeller himself it actually gets
pretty dark and emotionally scarring
before we pay homage to our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
can’t die well / we’re born we live and
when our time comes we die it’s just a
natural cycle of life
no no just climb down I’ll carry you the
rest of the way they buried him out
under our elm tree they said I wasn’t
totally true
for he really lay buried in my heart
number one Mufasa The Lion King
it’s not even reasonable how sad this
character’s death was after being set up
by his jealous and villainous brother
scar the reigning Lion King is trampled
to death by a herd of stampeding
wildebeest his young son Simba finds his
lifeless body in one of the most
gut-wrenching scenes from our childhoods
it’s a one-two punch of distress that
seems pretty cruel for a family film
especially after uncle Scar blames the
whole thing on the young cub and if it
weren’t for you you’d still be alive
just try to remember Hakuna Matata
it means don’t worry
do you agree with our list what do you
think was the saddest animal death on
film for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
ready folks
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
saddest animal deaths in movies for this
list we’re taking a look at the movie
deaths of some of our favorite animal
friends these deaths are particularly
traumatizing since we’ve grown attached
to some of these guys and it’s kind of
hard to mask a full-on hyperventilating
sob session in a crowded theater but
monsters and aliens need not apply and
it may be obvious but spoiler alert I
see that’s power tell me about it
number 10 Hedwig Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows Part 1
lovely snowy owl Hedwig was Harry’s
tried-and-true companion sure she
handled his mail but she was also one of
his closest friends at least when it
came to animals and considering Harry
was constantly under the threat of
danger we’re honestly kind of surprised
she made it as far as she did still
being unceremoniously struck down by a
Death Eater while trying to save her
master is no way for an owl to go out
heroic as it may be
number nine two socks Dances with Wolves
Oh two socks if it weren’t for this
awesome wolf buddy Kevin Costner’s
character would never have earned his
nickname from the soup
socks was just a cool wolf dude who
liked to have a good time so after he
sets out to follow his buddy Dunbar
we’re a part broken when he’s
mercilessly gunned down by US soldiers
and it’s not like they had to they just
wanted to kill socks who would want to
kill socks number eight pooch Turner and
hooch he’s sloppy and a little unkempt
but as far as dog buddies go this
slobbering canine is the best pal you
could ask for yes he is even with his
innocently destructive ways this pooch
endeared himself to his neat-freak
partner in crime fighting and helps him
with the ladies but most important of
all pooch is a witness to a crime and
for all his efforts he takes a bullet in
the chest to save his pal it’s just so
unnecessarily sad
mother what’s a longneck like that’s
what we lucky number seven littlefoot’s
mother in the Land Before Time herds
were divided families were cut in two
what better way to start a children’s
film than with the death of the main
characters mother
it’s obviously worked to great dramatic
effect in previous feature cartoons but
that doesn’t take the sting away whoever
having fun maybe it’s because we
visualize our own mothers or maybe it’s
because we’re capable of empathy
whatever the case the extinction of the
dinosaurs doesn’t dampen the pain of
littlefoot’s mom being killed by a t-rex
and her final words of motherly advice
are the icing on the cake
that’s your heart guide you it whispers
here number six Marley Marley and me you
make it upstairs
we know that dogs eventually reach that
age where their bodies aren’t working
the same and sometimes they have to be
euthanized
we know that but in no way did that
prepare us for this loveable curse slow
fade into expiration
it’s even harder to deal with given the
fact that we spent the better part of
the movie rooting for the energetic dog
to found quite a journey just when you
think you have a grip on your emotions
we must say goodbye to Marley
number five Sam I am Legend here you go
just the way you like it
disgusting being the probable last dog
on earth is about as bad as being the
last human but this loyal pooch took it
all in stride
dogs have a way of making everything
seem like a good time even
post-apocalyptic desolation
that’s why when Sam gets bitten by one
of the zombie dogs it’s gut-wrenching in
the worst way she’s survived for so long
with her human friend only to have to be
put down leaving him all alone number
four our attacks the neverending story
this trusty steed did the one thing he
wasn’t supposed to he gave in to sadness
our tax joins his beloved master on a
quest through a magical literary fantasy
land but while a tray was sheltered from
the effects of the swamp of sadness our
tax is not everyone knew that whoever
let the shed and silver take him but
sink
we didn’t even know horses were emotive
enough to drown in a pit of despair
come on Architects but we’ve been wrong
before it’s actually devastatingly sad
particularly with a tre you attempting
to save him from the swamps murky depths
it’s an image we’d rather forget
number three Bambi’s mom bambi due today
I’m going to take it was easy to love
Bambi’s mom she was one of her son’s
best friends guiding him and teaching
him how to one day be the great Prince
of the forest it might be danger out
there we are unprotected the meadow is
wide open
she was nurturing and caring and sweet
and then she was dead a hunter took her
out with a bullet and nothing was ever
the same sure the hunter could have been
trying to feed his family and the circle
of life and whatnot mother but that and
the fact that this death occurs off
screen makes it no less heartbreaking
your mother can’t be with you anymore
number two old yellers doggone dog in
nowhere
he was just an old hound that liked
snatching meat and helping with chores
and he managed to ingratiate his way
into the hearts of a simple country
family
try it again sister no yarrow bust you
wide open he even makes a remarkable
bond with the family’s oldest son Travis
becoming his constant companion
it’s not until Yeller gets bitten by a
rabid wolf while protecting his owners
that things take a turn for the worse
no mama there’s no hope for him now
Travis separate when Travis decides to
shoot Yeller himself it actually gets
pretty dark and emotionally scarring
before we pay homage to our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
can’t die well / we’re born we live and
when our time comes we die it’s just a
natural cycle of life
no no just climb down I’ll carry you the
rest of the way they buried him out
under our elm tree they said I wasn’t
totally true
for he really lay buried in my heart
number one Mufasa The Lion King
it’s not even reasonable how sad this
character’s death was after being set up
by his jealous and villainous brother
scar the reigning Lion King is trampled
to death by a herd of stampeding
wildebeest his young son Simba finds his
lifeless body in one of the most
gut-wrenching scenes from our childhoods
it’s a one-two punch of distress that
seems pretty cruel for a family film
especially after uncle Scar blames the
whole thing on the young cub and if it
weren’t for you you’d still be alive
just try to remember Hakuna Matata
it means don’t worry
do you agree with our list what do you
think was the saddest animal death on
film for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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