A Dog's Purpose

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-dogs-purpose-premiere-canceled-animal-abuse-allegations/

First off, I would like to make it clear that I was EXTREMELY excited to see this movie when it came out later this month. The whole concept of the film really spoke to me and I was prepared to watch, cry, and repeat. This was all before the reports emerged of possible animal abuse on set.

The videos taken show a terrified German Shepherd being forced into the water to film. You can see the dog resisting the trainers attempts to get it into the water and the fear of the animal is quite evident by the video. This is absolutely unacceptable behaviour by the trainer and should not have happened in this manner. Clearly the dog was hesitant and forcing it to perform that way is so wrong.

The director of the film has spoken out claiming he was not aware of this and that he is working to investigate and punish anyone involved should it be deemed animal abuse. Good on him for taking responsibility and investigating to get to the bottom of this. Unfortunately, the damage has already been done as the movies' premiere was cancelled amidst these allegations.

When animals are involved in films, there is an illusion that they are happily involved but this is not always the case. I hope that after this investigation the truth comes out fully and those responsible will be punished for their actions. Until then, I will be refusing to see the movie simply based on being unable to support a film that may have contributed to animal cruelty.

I'll keep y'all posted on any updates to this story!

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HAPPY VEG