History Main / ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' episode "That's Life!" Timmy's mom, fed up with him not taking care of his goldfish properly, takes the pizza he was eating and rolls it up and tosses it in their fishbowl, crushing them. Although said goldfish are actually magical fairies, if done in real life to a goldfish this would kill them.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' episode "That's Life!" Timmy's mom, fed up with him not taking care of his goldfish properly, takes the pizza he was eating and rolls it up and tosses it in their fishbowl, crushing them. Although said goldfish are actually magical fairies, if done in real life to a goldfish this would kill them.

** In the movie, because of an incident, Boug was released in the wild. However, having lived in captivity before, he would not have survived this as mammals mostly lack innate knowledge: also, he would not choice about seeking his own food, trying to deal with the seasons,... Just imagine would have happened to him if he existed in real life.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}: Russell tames the giant flightless bird he dubs "Kevin" with a bar of chocolate. In real life, if Kevin is anything like real birds, chocolate would be incredibly toxic to [[MonsterIsAMommy her]]. ''Perhaps'' justified, however, as this fictional species is supposed to be indigenous to Venezuela, where wild cacao does indeed grow, so it could be part of Kevin's natural diet (the same could not be said for all that milk, sugar, and preservatives, however).

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' episode "That's Life!" Timmy's mom, fed up with him not taking care of his goldfish properly, takes the pizza he was eating and rolls it up and tosses it in their fishbowl, crushing them. Although said goldfish are actually magical fairies, if done in real life to a goldfish this would kill it.
** Averted in the same episode, the reason Eddie the gerbil (and Timmy's other pets that died as revealed at the end of the episode) died was because of improper care.

* Animal Planet's ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'' centered around show star Ernie "Turtleman" Brown Jr. catching and removing wild animals with his bare hands instead of using the kinds of tools that most professional animal control services use, like poles, snake hooks, or live traps. This put both him ''and'' the animals he was catching at unnecessary risk. One of the prime examples was an episode where he grabbed a coyote by the tail and lifted it off the ground. Like all mammals (even tiny mice), an adult coyote is too heavy to be safely lifted in this manner, doing so meant that it was at massive risk of a spinal injury.

* In the History Channel's documentary ''Film/{{Hippies}}'', the narrative of how LSD was invented is backed up by footage from early experiments with the drug, including a shot of a hamster trying to chew its way through the bare metal mesh at the bottom of its cage. Exposed wire-floor cages are ''terrible'' for pets' feet, especially those of rabbits, whose feet don't have pads. Also a case of ArtisticLicenseBiology, as the context implies that the animal is chewing the wire ''only'' because it's drugged out of its mind, but gnawing on objects and attempting to dig its way free is perfectly normal behavior for a hamster, and any other rodent, that feels frustrated. Research animals were often kept in bare metal mesh cages back in the day. Things have gotten MUCH better nowadays.

** In an odd inverse, humans in more recent seasons have been shown eating things prepared with berries normally eaten by Pokémon. Though nothing really states that berries are really bad for humans apart from intense tastes.

** ZigZagged in "Arthur's Pet Business", where Arthur prepares Perky dogfood with a burger and an intact cherry on top. While cherries are not toxic to dogs, the cherry's pit and stem ''are''. At least he remembers to remove the pickle inside the burger.

** Bolt is aware of and avoids foods he shouldn’t consume (alcohol, onions, garlic, chocolate), and when he purposely drinks a lot of coffee in In "The Coffee Shop," he does so knowing it will make him sick. In this story, he also starts eating table scraps from the garbage and begging for coffee shop treats, but gains weight doing so. Penny scolds him and puts him on a diet, returning the dog’s weight to normal.
** In "The Wedding Reception", Mittens drinks spiked punch after falling headfirst into a bowl, ending up with severe HangoverSensitivity the next morning.
** Rhino imbibes alcohol in "The Wedding Reception" and eats copious amounts of pastry in "The Cakes" while apparently suffering no ill effects.

* ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason'': ** The characters throw rabbits during "Rabbit Fights". '''DO NOT''' try this with real rabbits as this can frighten them easily.

* ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason'': The characters throw rabbits during "Rabbit Fights". '''DO NOT''' try this with real rabbits as this can frighten them easily.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{CatDog}}'' episode "CatDogula" the titular characters gorge themselves on various Halloween candies, including chocolate. In real life this would be toxic to both of them.

* The ''Comicbook/{{Hawkeye}}s'' - adopted by Clint, taken by Kate - own the indicatively named Lucky the Pizza Dog because Clint gave him a slice when meeting him, and it keeps on liking the pies. All this when [[https://www.hillspet.com/dog-care/nutrition-feeding/can-dogs-eat-pizza pizza is not a healthy choice for dogs to eat.]] As ''WebVideo/ScreenRantPitchMeetings'' put it in an episode about [[Series/Hawkeye2021 Lucky's live action debut]]: