Anyone who's ever watched Watership Downwill know that cartoons aimed at small children aren't necessarily going to be Watch Watery Boarding House Onlinetrauma-free.

British TV show The Animals of Farthing Wood, based on the books by Colin Dann and aired back in the early 90s, is further proof of this.

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On Sunday, a Twitter thread chronicling all the horrendous things that happen over the show's three-Season run went viral.

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Seriously though, brace yourselves. The following tweets contain images of mice being impaled, hedgehogs being crushed, and -- perhaps worst of all -- a field mouse screaming after his wife gets devoured in front of him.

It's important to bear in mind that that long, long list doesn't even cover the full extent of death and destruction in the show.

The Animals of Farthing Woodhas a U rating, by the way, which means it's "suitable for all".

Apparently.


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