Twitter Barks at ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Over Upsetting German Shepherd Footage

“Animal abuse is not a dog’s purpose,” one woman says

A Dog's Purpose
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PETA isn’t the only one boycotting the upcoming movie “A Dog’s Purpose” over leaked footage that has lead to allegations of animal abuse.

Twitter is growling, barking, biting (and whatever other canine pun you can come up with) over the video, which was obtained by TMZ. In the footage, a trainer lowers what appears to be a frightened German Shepherd toward a pool of rough water.

Amblin Entertainment, the producers of “A Dog’s Purpose,” provided TheWrap with the following statement:
“A Dog’s Purpose,” produced by Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, is a celebration of the special connection between humans and their dogs. And in the spirit of this relationship, the Amblin production team followed rigorous protocols to foster an ethical and safe environment for the animals.

While we continue to review the circumstances shown in the edited footage, Amblin is confident that great care and concern was shown for the German Shepherd Hercules, as well as for all of the other dogs featured throughout the production of the film. There were several days of rehearsal of the water scenes to ensure Hercules was comfortable with all of the stunts. On the day of the shoot, ‪Hercules did not want to perform the stunt portrayed on the tape so the Amblin production team did not proceed with filming that shot.

Hercules is happy and healthy.”

Not everyone on social media is comforted by those six sentences, however. Here are some of the stronger reactions:

https://twitter.com/xrachaelray/status/821938877527195648

https://twitter.com/joseqhmorgan/status/821889000516550657

https://twitter.com/angelswillcry/status/822091248479666176

https://twitter.com/careless_seoul/status/821841798943293440

https://twitter.com/alanis_jal/status/822088604902129664

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