Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. The video, obtained by TMZ, shows a German. New on-set video for the film A Dog’s Purpose has got PETA reeling. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. A Dogs Purpose, from director Lasse Hallstrm (The Cider House Rules, Dear John, The Hundred-Foot Journey), shares the soulful and surprising story of one. Video that appeared to show a frightened German shepherd being forced to swim during filming of 'A Dogs Purpose' was misleading, according to the watchdog organization that certifies that 'no. Video Shows German Shepherd Being Forced Into Water For A Dog’s Purpose Film. PETA had also previously released a video exposé of Hollywood animal supplier Birds & Animals Unlimited, which provided the dogs used in the film, revealing that the animals used in “A Dog’s Purpose” were inadequately taken care of.ĭirector Lasse Hallström and Josh Gad, who voices the dog protagonist, spoke out about the video on social media, writing they were “very disturbed” by seeing the footage and that they ‘did not witness these actions’ while participating in the film. The controversy surrounding the film forced Universal to cancel the movie’s premiere and junkets. “A Dog’s Purpose” tells the story of a dog who gets reincarnated as multiple canines over the course of five decades and discovers the meaning of its own existence through the lives go his owners.
READ MORE: ’A Dog’s Purpose’ Terrified Dog Video: Star Josh Gad and Director Lasse Hallström ‘Disturbed’ by Canine’s Treatment on Set ET): A Dog’s Purpose director Lasse Hallström released a statement regarding the video, saying, I am very disturbed by the video released today from the set of my film A dog’s purpose.