The German shepherd clearly does not want to be in the water, and is not in a playful mood.īut what must also be made clear is that the video is edited. It’s hard to watch, as you can visibly see the dog in distress. All throughout, there’s running commentary from an unidentified person who’s watching the incident from offscreen, giving a play-by-play about how the dog wants to get away and will just have to be thrown in. Toward the end of the video, it appears to go underwater and it looks like people on the set panic a bit. At one point, the dog is hanging on to the edge of the pool. In it, you can see a trainer trying to force a distressed German shepherd into a pool of rough water, as the dog tries to wriggle out of the trainer’s grasp. The center of this controversy is an exclusive video released by TMZ. Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Here’s what we know so far: The alleged abuse revolves around a German shepherd seemingly forced into rough waters And the movie’s premiere has been canceled. The companies involved in producing and distributing the film are now investigating the incident as well. The video appears to be authentic, as the American Humane Association has responded by suspending its field representative who was supposed to be supervising the film’s treatment of its animal performers, and the film’s director has publicly rebuked the alleged abuse taking place. On January 18, TMZ published footage of what could possibly be animal cruelty involving one of the dogs on set.
ITS A DOGS PURPOSE MOVIE
The recent news surrounding the movie might change that. It’s safe to say its audience might include almost everyone, but especially animal lovers. A Dog’s Purpose, the upcoming film from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment about how dogs don’t really die but instead are reincarnated over and over as other dogs to teach humans about love, was never going to be more than a slightly manipulative, feel-good movie targeted at anyone who has a soft-spot for puppies.