Animal abuse is when someone hurts an animal or does not care for an animal responsibly, like not giving a dog or cat food and water. It is against the law to be cruel to or harm animals, even your own pets.
A movie “A Dog’s Purpose” shares the soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love. Apparently, the US premiere of this family film has been cancelled following a campaign by animal rights activists.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have called for a boycott of Universal’s of this upcoming movie in the wake of the release of video showing a dog being forced into churning water on the set.
Filmmakers made the announcement after animal charities, including PETA, to call for the film, which stars Dennis Quaid, to be boycotted. The call for the boycott came on Wednesday, when TMZ released a leaked video from November, 2015, footage of a German Shepherd being forced into turbulent water during the making of the film.
It comes after a leaked video showed a German Shepherd struggling to stay out of a torrent of water during the filming of the Canadian production. The film’s producer and distributor deny the dog was mishandled.
The dog, called Hercules, is seen struggling and clawing the side of the pool as his handler pushes him into the water. One animal rights organisation, Animal Justice, alleged the filmmakers breached federal and provincial laws. It filed cruelty complaints with the Winnipeg Humane Society, the Chief Veterinary Office of Manitoba and the Winnipeg Police.
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