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Animal Casting Services

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When productions need reliable animal casting services, it helps to work with a team that understands timing, behaviour, welfare and the practical demands of set life. 

At The Animal Talent Ltd, we specialise in animal film casting for dogs, cats, exotics, farm animals and a wide range of other animal actors used in film, television, adverts, photography shoots, fashion editorials, events and more.

Professional Animal Casting for Productions

Our services at The Animal Talent Ltd begin by understanding the brief. This means taking into account the specific look and feel of the production. We consider factors like:
  • Particular behaviour of the animal actors;
  • The type of environment;
  • Level of interaction with people; and
  • Lights, noise and how busy the set will be.
Every animal casting job involves us working closely with your creative teams to match the animal best suited to those factors. After carefully selecting the animal(s) needed, we also help with everything from providing vets on set if required, to making sure you get the shot you need while monitoring the animal’s welfare.
Dog sitting in a director’s chair on a film set.

Important Considerations about Our Animal Film Casting Services

Welfare is central to our processes at The Animal Talent Ltd. This means:

  • We only work with partners who use positive, reward-based handling;
  • All our animals are insured;
  • We’ve got a guaranteed shots policy;
  • Our animal casting staff are DBS-checked; and
  • We are the only UK animal agency lawfully permitted to handle Dangerous Wild animals and are fully licensed.

We do this because all our services are meant for productions that need reliability and standout talent while also making sure the animals are having fun.

Here are Some of the Dogs Available on Our Roster

Ralph the Golden Retriever Polaroid
Sunny, a young working cocker spaniel dog model poses elegantly upon a stone bench in the English countryside.
Isla is a Japanes Spitz dog model. She sits in a park with a loving facial expression
Buddy, the mixed breed terrier ,looks lovingly at the camera for his professional photoshoot
Wellington the Chihuahua Polaroid
Patrick the parti-poodle dog model poses for the camera
Milo - Tibetan Terrier - - polaroid.
Mimi framed headshot
Ted the Airedale Terrier poses for a headshot against an autumnal green background

Is Your Animal a Star?

Some people have animals like dogs who can act, but finding a reliable dog acting agency, or animal casting agency in general, can be tough. But if you’ve got an animal who’s a star and needs professional representation, contact us now.

Some Famous Brands and Names We’ve Worked With

We’ve recently worked with names like BAFTA, Hermes, Alexander McQueen, the BBC, Loewe, ASOS, Me+Em, Ewan McGregor, Ralph Lauren, IKEA and Sam Miller, providing them with exceptional animal talent. Chat with our friendly team now.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of projects use animal casting?

Animals are cast mostly in film, television, adverts, photography shoots, fashion editorials, events and theatre.

Yes. At The Animal Talent Ltd, we only work with animals that are trained using positive, reward-based handling methods in all our animal casting for productions.

If you don’t get the shot you need, you don’t pay the bill. That’s our guaranteed shots policy.