American Humane Finds DOG'S PURPOSE Tape Fraudulent

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AndyDursin
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American Humane Finds DOG'S PURPOSE Tape Fraudulent

#1 Post by AndyDursin »

Absolutely disgusting.

Who knows what kind of damage it did to the movie -- given its decent grosses, probably not much I'd imagine -- but the findings are shocking.

More reason to not believe everything you read in the press (as if you haven't figured that out already!):
The investigation and eyewitness reports have brought to light the following facts:

The video was deliberately edited for the purpose of misleading the public and stoking outrage. In fact, the two scenes shown in the edited video were filmed at different times.

The first video scene was stopped after the dog showed signs of stress. The dog was not forced to swim in the water at any time.

A full spectrum of preparation and safety measures were in place, including the following:

Prior to shooting the scene, safety meetings were held to go over and reinforce safety precautions and protocols.

The dog was selected for his love of the water, and had been professionally trained and conditioned for the water scenes over the course of six weeks, using positive training techniques.

In addition to one of American Humane’s Certified Animal Safety Representatives, five experts—including safety specialists and animal handlers—were present to supervise and safeguard the dog throughout the water scene.

During the last scene, handlers immediately assisted the dog out of the water, at which point he was placed in a warming tent and received an examination that found no signs of stress. Eyewitnesses report that the dog wanted to go back in the water. Still, out of an abundance of caution, American Humane stopped filming of any more scenes with the dog.

A veterinary checkup was performed last week at the request of American Humane, which confirmed that the dog is healthy.
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“American Humane is at the forefront of combatting cruelty to animals through our rescue efforts, support of anti-cruelty raids, and work to improve conditions for animals around the world,” said Dr. Kwane Stewart, the veterinarian who heads American Humane’s “No Animals Were Harmed” program. “It is disappointing that the public was misled by a manufactured controversy promoted by a radical organization like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals with a mission to remove animals from films and other parts of our lives. We are the first to address and fight cruelty and abuse, and no such things happened on the set of ‘A Dog Purpose.’”
http://www.americanhumane.org/press-rel ... n-the-set/

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Re: American Humane Finds DOG'S PURPOSE Tape Fraudulent

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Stop it! Stop confusing me with facts!!!

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