
The American Humane Association confirmed the handler in charge of the dog has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.Ī Dog’s Purpose is directed by Lasse Hallstrom and is based on W. The companies said they were reviewing the footage.

READ MORE: PETA calls for boycott of ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ after disturbing video releasedĪmblin Partners and Universal Pictures issued a statement saying that the dog in the video had been rehearsed for the water scenes but balked on the day of the shooting so the production team did not proceed. Habstritt said Cineplex has agreed to cancel its contract with Vets to Go. Unanimously we all decided we can’t support this.” As soon as we saw that footage everyone was on the same page. This is not ok,” Philip Fulton, manager of community outreach with the Calgary Humane Society, said. “We knew right away as soon as we saw that footage. READ MORE: Animal cruelty investigation launched into Manitoba filmed movie ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Parts of the movie were filmed in Winnipeg and around Manitoba in 2015.
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The video from the set of A Dog’s Purpose, obtained by TMZ, purportedly shows a German shepherd reluctantly being pushed in to a pool full of turbulent water. The Calgary Humane Society is joining other animal rights groups in condemning the treatment of a dog during filming of a Hollywood movie. Send this page to someone via email email.
