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Title: A Dog's Purpose. . .
Post by: DeeDee on January 18, 2017, 06:17:14 PM
If this is truly from that movie, they should be ashamed! There are plenty of dogs that are willing to jump into those kinds of conditions whether man-made or prop-made. All kinds of water rescue dogs do it all the time in practice.

If this is real, and I expect to hear more about it, they should be ashamed! I won't go watch this movie now.

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One of the dogs in the upcoming film "A Dog's Purpose" desperately resisted shooting a risky scene, but chilling footage shows filmmakers apparently forcing the animal into rushing water.

TMZ obtained this video of a scene shot in a pool outside Winnipeg, Canada in November 2015. You can see a trainer forcibly shoving a German Shepherd -- one of at least 5 dogs used in the production -- into the frothing water, but the animal wanted NO part of it ... and repeatedly clawed at the pool's edge.

Sources connected to production tell us 8 outboard motors were used to churn the water and recreate a rushing river. The dog eventually got in the water -- or was forced in -- but was quickly submerged.

It's unclear if the dog going under was scripted, but someone immediately yelled, "Cut it!" ... and handlers rushed to the animal.
We're told director Lasse Hallström was present the whole time, and at least one member of the crew was extremely disturbed by the dog's treatment during this scene.

Amblin Partners and Universal Pictures have seen the video and tell TMZ, "Fostering a safe environment and ensuring the ethical treatment of our animal actors was of the utmost importance to those involved in making this film and we will look into the circumstances surrounding this video."

Disturbing video at: http://www.tmz.com/2017/01/18/a-dogs-purpose-german-shepherd-abuse-video/

Title: Re: A Dog's Purpose. . .
Post by: Lola on January 20, 2017, 08:40:50 AM
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Title: Re: A Dog's Purpose. . .
Post by: Lola on May 19, 2018, 11:55:52 AM
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Report Finds that No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of the Film

https://www.americanhumane.org/press-release/independent-investigative-report-on-a-dogs-purpose-finds-edited-video-mischaracterized-what-happened-on-the-set/