What would happen to everyones pets if zombies took over?

[UNDEAD FRED]

Its never really addressed in zombie movies, but would the zombie virus kill people pets, but they just die, and do not become undead animals? If not there would be untold tens of millions of dogs, cats, snakes, horses, and all the other pets that are now abandoned, thier former owners are now zombies. not to mention zoos, or animal parks. A lot will die in cages, or locked up in a residence, but a lot will get out, and run wild, scared of the undead. would you have packs of wild dogs attacking, and ripping apart zombies? lions roaming the streets? Cats by the millions out on the streets?

[Zombie_215]

I am thinking the animals would probably just die from starvation. I have yet to see a zombie movie where the zombies even look at an animal as they shamble by one... In the movie Lucio Fulci's Zombie, there is a goat standing in the village as some zombies walk by and they do nothing! Dawn of the Dead (remade version) the dog walks thru the crowd of zombies and they ignore it. I personally would love to see a movie where a pasture of cows were devoured :evil: , but it is unlikely it will ever be seen in a movie! :loon:

[ZombieJohn]

Well acording to dotd04 zombies dont want animals but to resident evil there are zombie dogs its hard to say however this has never been addressed as you pointed out. But the whole dead franchise dosent agree with dotd04 because in land of the dead it pointed out in the zombie fight club that they usually use cat or dog but then again those were two diffrent directors ramero and synider.

[Cybopath]

I personally would love to see a movie where a pasture of cows were devoured :evil: , but it is unlikely it will ever be seen in a movie! :loon:

Lol I actually have a few zombie animals in my script, rats, dogs and a Cow. The Cow staggers putting all its wieght on a wall and then falls over no particular threat. But am toying with the idea of a zombie bear, what a cool animatronic thing that'd be, and make the Z movie a lil more original.

My theory is the curse or Virus causes undead to search for living flesh as aposed to human flesh, its just the nearest is usually human, this is my world with my rules thoe.

P.S, My dog would be just fine.

[SLG]

I am thinking the animals would probably just die from starvation. I have yet to see a zombie movie where the zombies even look at an animal as they shamble by one... In the movie Lucio Fulci's Zombie, there is a goat standing in the village as some zombies walk by and they do nothing! Dawn of the Dead (remade version) the dog walks thru the crowd of zombies and they ignore it. I personally would love to see a movie where a pasture of cows were devoured :evil: , but it is unlikely it will ever be seen in a movie! :loon:

In night if the living dead 68 and 90 There is a zombie that eats a mouse.

[Darkness]

Well acording to dotd04 zombies dont want animals but to resident evil there are zombie dogs its hard to say however this has never been addressed as you pointed out.
"I believe that the Zombie Dogs in Resident Evil were a result of the Post-Experiments that lead to the final creation(s). Like the guinea pigs and rats the scientist use now days. And I believe that the big humanoid type creatures from Resident Evil 2, that attacked them in the church, were the result of the final Post-Experiments: Simians. Always the last step before Human."

But the whole dead franchise dosent agree with dotd04 because in land of the dead it pointed out in the zombie fight club that they usually use cat or dog but then again those were two diffrent directors ramero and synider.
"For all we know, as far as the Zombies are concerned, 'Brains are Brains are Brain. Animal brains just take more to get full on.'." :lol:

[UseYourHeadCutOffTheirs]

all the animals in the books the rising and city of the dead by brian keene were zombies...but they arent movies......although i heard a rumor that they were going to make a movie from the rising...but i think thats just a rumor.....

[BRAAAAAAINNNNNS]

Isn't there a zombie dog in Return of the living dead? maybe part 2?

Theory that Zombies don't eat the animals... that takes place 5-25 years after the outbreak would be a sweet scenario. I can see it now.. Over population of Lions in Texas... Polar bears in MN... and what ever else adapts to its climate. You don't have to just survive the zombies but the grumpy bear in the cave next door.

and the theory where they eat everything kicks ass too
I do think the zombies would devour anything they get their hands on and yes seeing the herd of cattle get slaughtered would be EPIC!!!

I don't like the idea of the Animals coming back as Zombies just seems to chaotic even for end of the world stuff. There just wouldn't be any chance for survivors.

And the theory that they aren't interested in animals i think is B.S... In DOTD04 i don't think "Chips" would of lasted too long in the parking garage with the zombies.

[chewy]

Isn't there a zombie dog in Return of the living dead? maybe part 2?

ROTLD. The split dog in the medical supply house.

[UNDEAD FRED]

abandoning your pet, that would be a very hard decision for a lot of people. I know I couldnt leave my dog to its fate. Im going by the ideal that animals cannot become zombies, even if they bite them. In the US, and in Canada there has to be close to 50 million dogs, and cats , Petco a leading pet supply francise claim there is over 100 million pets of every kind. thats a lot of chips running around. you dont see them in zombie movies, mainly because the difficulty of trying to film animals, instead of running past the zeds they might lift a leg and mark one. the cost of all the animal trainers needed. If a animal gets hurt durning filming, has to be put down, the public outcry would be to much. It seems like a lot of people have pit bulls now, I could see them forming wild packs, attacking zombies, that would be a good scene in a zombie film, a pack of pitbulls tearing a zombie apart. How about animals at the zoo. I been to the San Diego zoo recently. It has a strong perimeter fence. I would go around setting all the animals free, except for the most dangerous ones. Especially the primates. It would be pretty damn funny to see chimps throwing thier poop at zombies.:lol: or a rhino vrs zombie.

[Darkplush]

I personally would love to see a movie where a pasture of cows were devoured :evil: , but it is unlikely it will ever be seen in a movie! :loon:

I love the idea of zombie animals and in the film "dead meat" (well worth a watch) the zombie cow starts it all. at one stage the whole group are attacked in their car by the same zombie cow, in a very jaws rip off moment. its funny and horrific all at the same time, with great dialogue.

Moooooooooo
"that sounded like a cow"
"don't be silly all the cows were destroyed"
Moooooooooo
"thats definatly a cow"


other notable animals
chip (why isn't he attacked, it makes no sence, apart from dogs rarely die in movies)

theres a comic (cant remember the name) but the heroine rides an elephant (from the zoo)through the zombies to stop being attacked. the elephant being to tough to bite.

[ZombieJohn]

Thats funny a zombie cow...MOOOOOOOBBBBBRRRRRRRRAAAAINSSSSSSSSSSMOOOOO

[mazlionheart]

See I know for a fact that my dog (a greyhound) is so docile that it would go up to it and be friendly... how daft is that...

My dog doesn't do ravage nasty...

[ZombieJohn]

I got a cat a dog and another dog one of the dogs is a very protective rotwiler and she would rip someones arm off lol

[mazlionheart]

I got a cat a dog and another dog one of the dogs is a very protective rotwiler and she would rip someones arm off lol

Could you imagine a zombie Pirahna:evil:

[ZombieJohn]

lol they would strip the flesh straight off a human... but there mobility is limited.

[mazlionheart]

But if the attack in a large group then nobody stands a chance as such... even if fish mobility is limited

[UNDEAD FRED]

In my city they have the San Diego zoo, and the wild animal park.If zombies start to take over, you might have some zoo keepers seeing that society is lost start setting the animals free. knock down the peremiter fences on the huge enclosers at the wild animal park, nothing but wild hills once they got out. And with the climate here I could see a lot of spieces adapting and breeding. Any animal would hate zombies, But if animals could become infected and become zombies, you might have zombie rhinos, elephants, zombie monkeys, gorollias , orangatangs, or chimps, that would make a good zombie movie. Planet of the Zombie Apes.

[Pax Melmacia]

They'd be like the pets in Pet Sematary?

I forget now, but did the Resident Evil game/film actually state that the Dobeys were zombies, or just had a bad skin condition? I ask because they retain their agility, and the RE universe uses slow zombies (the only kind, IMHO). I imagine it's tough training a dog to lurch.

Seriously, I imagine they would turn out like the dogs in Iraq after Desert Storm. Having lost their owners and living off the land (and corpses), they become feral.

[Seidita]

My pets would come with me and I would go to a pet store and toake all the pets except reptiles.I Hate snakes

[Divided Soul]

Chinese food anyone?

[Weapons_Check_Food_Crap!!]

Definitely the last thing on my mind if TSHTF, pickles can go be zombie for all I care.

[Scotwith1t]

Someone already mentioned in the original Night of the Living Dead, zombies did go after animals, insects and a mouse. In Day, we saw an alligator, but none of the zombies seemed interested in devouring it. Return of the Living Dead, the pets would be okay, because the zombies only fed on human brains, though the gas can affect other animals as well.

[UNDEAD FRED]

At the San Diego zoo they have a few Kamoto dragons, they are some big lizards, they have been known to dig up graves of buried natives and chow down. They prefer rotten meat, road kill, if they got out of the zoo, they would have a endless source of food. or a flock of buzzards smell a rotting zombie, attack it and eat it.

[Scotwith1t]

That's true, I wonder how many animals would be snacking on zombies? And would the zombies fight back? Say a crow is picking at their head, would a zombie just keep stumbling along as the bird picked at it's flesh, or would it try to grab it or hit it?

In the city, I imagine dogs going feral, half starved. They would have to eventually start attacking the zombies. An animal isn't going to starve to death if meat is availible, even rotting meat.

[triple6]

More than likely a zombie will eat animals after all the humans are gone.(Or they'll be to stupid to do that and eat each other.:drinking: )

[Zombie Survivor]

Return of the Living Dead, the pets would be okay, because the zombies only fed on human brains, though the gas can affect other animals as well.

That's not entirely true. In part II, the zombie ate the brains of the animals of the pet shop. :lol:

I think that if zombies took over, animals such as cats would be allright because they can easily fend for themselves. Dogs however would starve. If the zombification also is effective on animals, we would be in serious trouble... :scare:

[TheMagicHobo]

Animals can't become zombies. The virus simply cannot infect their brains. But when it comes to making sure they don't die, I'm going to make sure I have my pets with me everywhere I go. Gotta love animals.

[zombiekilling101]

If zombies take over. I wont leave my animals behind. They are like a person in my family and we would die with them if anything. Same goes for any diasaters.

[Victor Clark]

It's hard to know whether or not a zombie virus can affect an animal, but I can see that happening. It would be cool to see zombie animals that escaped from zoos to be roaming around the streets! A zombie lion would mow down some old people in a park, a zombie cheetah can chase a school bus on the highway, a rhino can demolish a fleet of soldiers, the ideas can just keep going on!

[UNDEAD FRED]

Zombie apes throwing thier poo at you. zombie alligators, zombie king cobras. zombie koaola bears ripping tour sckull open eating your brains.

[Spiritwalker]

It depends on if the pets are trapped indoors or caged, or if they are able to get outdoors.

Those trapped in their owner's dwellings or cages will starve or die from thirst.

I think most cats would adapt and survive outdoors (unless they had been de-clawed by their owners).

Dogs will survive if they are medium to large sized and aggressive enough. Small and timid dogs will end up as lunch for larger dogs or even some cats.

I expect after an Z-outbreak, there will be vicious packs of feral dogs roaming around in most areas and attacking anything they think they can bring down, including unarmed survivors. There already are such packs in some areas of the country and they have attacked and even killed people.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0821_030821_straydogs.html

[Leeboy]

This is an interesting topic. In my next zombie story, I will most likely address this.

I agree with the feral dogs, but what about feral cats? Just as dangerous man!

[The TRUE Lord of Death]

I'm trying to see why some people keep saying that pets can't be zombies at all.

we are talking about something that currently happens purely as fiction in movies, books, video games est.

these allow for any version of a Z-Day, yet for some reason there are those of us that act like there is a rule against the idea of zombie animals... there isn't!

As for myself I think that zombified animals would be a common occurance in a Z-day, those animals that are in homes that for one reason or another don't have zombies in them would either cleaverly find their way out (quite a few animals are smarter than we humans give them credit for) or starve, those outside (whether they were at the vets, being walking with humans, or homeless or just plain feral) would indeed have a more apparent advantage.

As long as they avoided getting surrounded by a large horde, animals who were outside at the beinning or have escaped their residents would be able to survive cause there'll always be food that they can find, those that couldn't would deffinatly attack the zombies and probably turn into one (I think consuming the flesh would be just as bad as being bitten).

Zoo animals would likely be freed by people like myself (I would be very careful with the ones that could and most likely would eat me) and would almost deffinatly find a way out, and I also agree with the idea that this would deffinately introduce new species in places where they could adapt and drastically change the enviroment they were introduced to.

[ABRNT1]

Return of the Living Dead part 2 had a scene where the zombies were eating all the animals in a pet shop & another where cow brains were used as a lure.
The shark vs zombie fight in Zombi 2 (Zombie) also comes to mind.
It makes sense that zombies would attack any living creature that they encounter.

[levi]

I think zombie fish would be a scary concept just because it goes along the lines of jaws and underwater zombies. We wouldn't be able to see below the surface. Considering some north american fish can reach 4 feet +. Makes getting water a little more interesting. Zombie cats would terrify me. My daughters cat is almost psychotic enough at least towards me.

[UNDEAD FRED]

Zombie birds would be scary, crows, seagull, and other that eat roadkill could eat the flesh off zombies, even as the undead are walking around, turn into zombie birds and attack the living, people and other animals. a ferrel cat wanders into a field, and is attacked by zombie crows. An old lady walking her poodle is suddenly attacked by a flock of zombie seagulls, eating her and FiFi. Zombie insects is another un explored concept.:evil:

[draken108]

They actualy address this issue in World War Z and do it very well i might add check it out animal especialy dog can sense people who are infected and many die protecting owner not from the zombies attack but their attack you see zombie flesh is poisonis due to the virus you guy have to buy the survival guide

[draken108]

that acually is already adressed in again World War Z cat some how evolve and become feral

[levi]

zombie poodle just seems to funny. or maybe a zombie chihuahua. but a zombie eagle or hawk makes me want to stay in doors.

[ABRNT1]

re-reading this thread I noticed somebody mentioned a comic book where a character is riding an elephant that would be Toe Tags: Death of Death 5 issue series written by George Romereo (i'm an old school comic collector)

[Iron Knuckles]

I don't think that pets would become the living dead. I mean I've never heard of a pet thats HIV positive or anything like that. Look at the bird flu, it has to mutate before it can be sent from human to human.

Not to mention hold up in my house surrounded by zombies after I ran out of food I would eat my girlfriends cat. So it would have to reanimate before I cooked it to bother me.

[RedsofBlack]

Could you imagine a zombie Pirahna:evil:

I don't think there is much of a difference lol, pirahana's are still carnivours x] besides the obvious the pirahna being more viscous.

[UNDEAD FRED]

When I started this thread I was thinking about situations like due to current zombie crisis, you couldnt make it to your residence, you where hold up at a mall with others,. or any survival safehouse, and you had a family member who happen to be a dog, or a cat, still locked up at your place, or whatever, any kind of pet. would you risk going out amoung the zombies to make it home to your pet, or free them to survive on there own. what if you had horses, or other livestock. or you where in the vicinity of a zoo, would you free the zoos birds, and animals. which ones. but zombie animals are cool.

[headshotscrazy]

well i would head on out as soon as possible before the zombie numbers grew in some type of Truck and play squash the zombie along the way the pick up the dog & cat and some other food supplies then head back on over to the safe house!

[Divided Soul]

They would repopulate the earth and peace would reign

[Pax Melmacia]

I'm trying to see why some people keep saying that pets can't be zombies at all.


Well, the qualities that differentiate a human from a zombie (living on instinct, different diet, etc.) would not be so obvious in a pet. A zombie pet would be little different from a rabid or insane animal, except it'd be dead. They could very well be zombies, but it'd be hard to tell.

[UNDEAD FRED]

They would repopulate the earth and peace would reign

Sort of like Planet of the Apes.:lol:

[M_Sinistrari]

Well, I can easily see in the case of zoos, once things get pretty glaring that it's all falling apart, zookeepers unlocking cages since while the animals still very likely could die, they'd have a better chance than being caged. Equally I can see the animals adapting quite well to things. Taking into account that North America has nearly every type of climate/environ represented, the animals would migrate to where they were most suited.

Housepets are a hard call since at this point there are many breeds that are absolutely dependant on humans and would end up as either zombiefood or prey to other animals.

As to whether or not zombies would eat animals, or are zombies poisonous to animals, that's really dependant on the method of zombification. Going by the Romero rules, zombies would go after animals if people weren't immediately available and there's nothing established as to zombie flesh being poisonous. Going by the Brooks rules, they are.

I can see animals that normally eat carrion going after zombies, though as far as zombie animals go, if humans are a given at becoming zombies, it'd only make sense for those primates that are closest to us genetically also being canidates for zombification.

[ilovetotravel]

Say you are trying to survive a zombie outbreak. If it came to a situation where a beloved pet was getting to be more of a burden, would you humanely euthanize it, or would you keep it until it died on its own?

Keep in mind that the animal could become too noisy, or too heavy to carry.

[fireyredhead]

my beloved pet would be a pet snake so I think I could handle carrying it. and it doesnt bark

[Sambob]

Having never had a pet worth keeping I wouldn't know. However I believe that no animal's life is worth risking a human's life. So I'd have to leave it behind and let it fend for itself.

[chewy]

A human's life is more valuable to me than a animal's. As much as I like animals, I'd have to kill it if keeping it would risk a person's life.

[pimpkilla]

old yeller

[C J]

Oh Man,
this would be tough. My pet has had a long good life and is near. So I could justify it this way.

[JazzyJoe]

I have had to kill an animal before, she was having a baby, but could not push it out. Was either we left her die and the baby suffocate to death or we kill the mom and cut the baby out. Not a happy day, though the baby is alive and kicking and cute as ever. What I learned it even though it may suck if it means saving a live it will worth it.

[Crombie]

Unlike a dog I do not think a cat would attract much attention. I personally would hold on to her. I mean all we would need to do is train her to poop in dirt, and have a small supply of food/water for her. I think during an apocalypse having her around would help more than the hassle of keeping her. I mean this in the psychological sense that she would provide a sense of normalcy to an otherwise ruined life.

[lizardman464]

I have a cat, and well, if I had a secure area with a good supply of supplies I would keep her with me. If I made a trip I'd take her, but if I had to start wandering with no destination I'd have to leave her and hope she still has those feline instincts...Which makes me really sad just thinking about it...

[DuffyC4thFreak]

i have a pet cat, as cool as he is, i aint risking anything for a furball, it'll follow me for so long, then return home hoping that my mom(who would alredy be zombie) would feed, turning itself into z-food :P

[UNDEAD FRED]

I would have to risk it going after my pets, besides thats where I know of a great safehouse, and guns and ammo.

[Jackie Coupe]

"Dogs and cats living together - Mass hysteria!"

[mattifikation]

I want some frickin' zombie sharks with laser beams attached to their frickin' heads.

[headshotscrazy]

"Dogs and cats living together - Mass hysteria!"

not exactly! my dog and cat live together in near harmony although the dog does seem to show too much affection to the cat.....

[Jackie Coupe]

not exactly! my dog and cat live together in near harmony although the dog does seem to show too much affection to the cat.....


Bill Murray was sooooo wrong!

I too find my black and white cat affectionately nibbling my yorkshire terriers ear on occasion.:x
I throw slippers at them to remind them they are age old enemies.

I imagine what their children would lool like.

Dats, or more absurdly, Cogs???

Could a bird and a fish all in love if it meant triumph over the undead?
If a fish had the arse of a bird, would they be able to construct special poo that would burn into zombies heads and melt their brainstems when dropped from above?

Curious.

[Sambob]

Bill Murray was sooooo wrong!

I too find my black and white cat affectionately nibbling my yorkshire terriers ear on occasion.:x
I throw slippers at them to remind them they are age old enemies.

I imagine what their children would lool like.

Dats, or more absurdly, Cogs???

Could a bird and a fish all in love if it meant triumph over the undead?
If a fish had the arse of a bird, would they be able to construct special poo that would burn into zombies heads and melt their brainstems when dropped from above?

Curious.

That is quite possibly one of the strangest post's I have ever read.

[UNDEAD FRED]

We are all strange, or we wouldnt be here.:lol: Problem with cats trying to survive on thier own where I live at is cyotes, they dont like cats for some reason. If a cat goes outside at night, they cyotes will tear it apart, then the news claims that it could be the work of satanic worshipers. I have never heard of them messing with any dogs, even the small ones.

[Jackie Coupe]

That is quite possibly one of the strangest post's I have ever read.
:loon:
I take that as the highest compliment.

I wonder with the cat and coyote thing - is it maybe because dogs are part of that lineage maybe? That dogs are considered descendants of coyote?

Zombie fish wouldn't reign long.
No one to feed them.

Hamsters, zombie hamsters!! In zombie hamster balls, cutting people off at the ankle as they whirled their balls of destruction!

[Captain Hawk]

I think cats would be rubbing their paws together, thinking - at last, the world is ours...muhahaha

[Divided Soul]

Im thinking... lunch

[UNDEAD FRED]

Cat, the other white meat.

[Jackie Coupe]

Cat, the other white meat.

Finger lickin' good!

[johnnyrocket]

my dog would try to hump the zombies leg, zombie would eat dog. end of story.

[Jackie Coupe]

Would he get to finish before the end though.
Would it be a slow dumb zombie?

[Divided Soul]

Time to kill scruffy! :)

[HOO-HAA]

I'm thinking Brando would make short work of the zombies and we'd be all saved! :lol:

[spideyzombie]

Eh, guys...
Resident Evil Outbreak 2 already has zombie animals from a zoo. Lions, hyenas, alligators, hornbills and even a goddamn elephant that scares the shit out of me. But i don't think animals can become zombies...their brains are not just enough developed...
Ah, and another question...since apes are almost like us...would zombies attack them and eat their brains, or be zombified? A zombie gorilla would be the last thing that i wanted to find in the end of the world.
For example, the nearest zoos from where i live (Mexico City Zoo and Aragon Zoo) are in the middle of forest-like parks; and if the animals run free, they would be safe unless a stupid elephant or a rhino went berserk and tore down the fences. Anyway, Mexico City (where i live) has large avenues, parks and some points that are still wild like the mountains around the city. I think animals could survive the zombie plague without being attacked; and some predators could eat zombie meat without being intoxicated by the rotting flesh (hyenas, wolves, vultures, lions, wolverines...) because many of them eat rotting meat.

[lavel]

I'd think they'd be ripe for the picking as we would? The ripe didn't sound right, did it? Sorry...:evil:

[lavel]

Eh, guys...
Resident Evil Outbreak 2 already has zombie animals from a zoo. Lions, hyenas, alligators, hornbills and even a goddamn elephant that scares the shit out of me. But i don't think animals can become zombies...their brains are not just enough developed...
Ah, and another question...since apes are almost like us...would zombies attack them and eat their brains, or be zombified? A zombie gorilla would be the last thing that i wanted to find in the end of the world.
For example, the nearest zoos from where i live (Mexico City Zoo and Aragon Zoo) are in the middle of forest-like parks; and if the animals run free, they would be safe unless a stupid elephant or a rhino went berserk and tore down the fences. Anyway, Mexico City (where i live) has large avenues, parks and some points that are still wild like the mountains around the city. I think animals could survive the zombie plague without being attacked; and some predators could eat zombie meat without being intoxicated by the rotting flesh (hyenas, wolves, vultures, lions, wolverines...) because many of them eat rotting meat.

What does a virus have to do with the brain capacity? Animals run on blood just like we do.:x

[UNDEAD FRED]

When I started this Thread I was thinking of would you go rescue your pet, your dog, cat. I honestly think I would travel thru a city full of zombies to rescue my pet. Plus I know theres guns and ammo there.

[Fierce_Track]

Simple question; Simple answer: Resident Evil has zombie dogs in it right? Theres your answer.

[Alexen]

Wow, remind me never to team up with half of you guys if there is ever an Outbreak :)

Some of you sound worryingly like that old lady in the beginning of
Dead Rising that let the zombies into the mall and got eaten while trying to save her 'precious doggy'. Also in effect murdering around 15 other people. The Zombies werent even bothering it.

When i get home later, gotta see if i can save anyone...