I did a lot of research on this for my book (ANIMAL MOVIES GUIDE), and to me the most valuable resource was the cinematic section of the American Humane Society's website. They don't monitor foreign films, but sometimes they talk about them.
http://www.americanhumane.org/protec...ed-movies.html
I can't watch stuff like Cannibal Holocaust. And I've often wondered if that lizard in Argento's DEEP RED really is peirced by a needle. Sure looks realistic.
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/fi...iew.asp?ID=125
And of course, there's the (true) story of at least one horse dying during the remake of My Friend Flicka (just called Flicka).
Staci