Polone outlined a scenario similar to the one Cameron laid out-noting the same discrepancy in which the dog had been asked to perform the stunt, and adding that the video was cut deceptively to make it look as though the dog had been forced into the water and subsequently submerged. THAT ISN’T A REAL DOG, it is a computer-generated dog leaping into the You see the dog jumping into a treacherous rushing wall of water. Of what happened, but they have included a clip from our trailer where Not only have theyīeen circulating the TMZ video, which portrays an inaccurate picture Publicity around these events with great energy.
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“But the reason American Humane certifies that no animals were harmed during the making of the film is that no animals were harmed during the making of the film.”Īs I’ve said, has called for a boycott of the movie and, unlikeĪny other major animal welfare group, has been fomenting negative “Mistakes were made, and everything needs to be done to make sure those errors are not repeated,” Cameron said.
Like most who saw the video, Cameron admitted that he “didn’t like” the part at the end of the video-when Hercules’s head goes under water-but noted that crew members were present to help. Bruce Cameron, who wrote the book from which A Dog’s Purpose was adapted, told CNN, “The written commentary accompanying the edited video mischaracterizes what happened.” Cameron added that the video shocked him “because when I was on-set, the ethic of everyone was the safety and comfort of the dogs.” Cameron said the dog, Hercules, was upset not because of the water but because he had rehearsed the stunt from the left side of the pool-and in the video, he was being prompted to perform it from the right side.
In a later cut, the dog is seen going under the water as crew members yell and rush toward him.Īs W. The video that leaked Thursday to TMZ showed a dog named Hercules being lowered repeatedly into a pool of churning water, despite the animal's clear distress.