A Dog's Purpose

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The new movie A Dog's Purpose looked like a huge hit and a lot of people were excited about the film. Now A Dog's Purpose is receiving a ton of backlash after a video of a German Shephard filming part of the flick was revealed. CNN shared the details about what went down and why everyone is so upset. TMZ actually published the video of the dog on their site. It is about one-minute long and shows the dog very unwilling to jump into the water and film a scene for the movie A Dog's Purpose.

THIS IS SO HEARTBREAKING TO WATCH. DO NOT SEE OR SUPPORT @a_dogs_purpose MOVIE! RT TO CREATE AWARENESS! pic.twitter.com/gFpTKEMJGp

— Joey Graceffa (@JoeyGraceffa) January 19, 2017
A Dog's Purpose producer Amblin Entertainment and distributor Universal Pictures …show more content…
It is unknown if dog going under the water was supposed to happen for the film or not, but when it did someone yelled "cut." Peta is now very upset about what happened and is calling for a boycott of the movie now.

EW shared that the filmmakers of A Dog's Purpose are speaking out about this video now. Director Lasse Hallstrom spoke out on Twitter saying he was "disturbed" by the video and also said, "I did not witness these actions. We were all committed to providing a loving and safe environment for all the animals in the film. … I have been promised that a thorough investigation into this situation is underway and that any wrongdoing will be reported and punished." Josh Gad, who was the voice of the dog in the movie, was never on the set. He didn't have a reason to be since he was just a voice. He is looking for answers and said, "I am shaken and sad to see any animal put in a situation against its …show more content…
Are you going to be boycotting this movie now? The dog that was seen in this video is named Hercules and is said to be "happy and healthy" now. Sound off in the comments section below on your thoughts.

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