I have heard from people who are "in the know" that "Talk to Her" is a brilliant film, Almodovar's best. Maybe if they got off their high horse to sit in a theater seat they may understand the situation in context and understand that art is art for art's sake, nothing extends beyond the screen except for images. I don't think an entire film crew could hurt animals since you need to have people on set all the time when using animals in films.