I know the movie helps to benefit animals because it shows the deep relationships that forms between people and dogs.”Īdded Polone, who said he viewed the entire thing yesterday: “I looked at the video of all of this.
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“And I want to use this to figure out how to benefit animals. “I care about the truth, and I care about animals,” said Polone, who has long been an animal activist.
One thing many of those involved with the film have questioned is why someone waited 15 months before releasing the video to TMZ, only two weeks before the release of the film in theaters nationwide January 27. With all we know about how they are kept in cages, the abuse that takes place during training and how they are treated on film sets, we believe that the animals should be CGI’d always.” (That, of course, would be cost prohibitive for most productions.) The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has been targeting the animal supplier/handler Birds & Animals Unlimited for a long while. He says the dog was not in danger and believes agendas are being carried out for different purposes - that whomever cut the video and made it appear the dog was in danger and “probably sold it for money” to fulfill’s PETA’s stated agenda of ensuring no animal is ever used on a TV or movie set again.Īlso, producer Amblin Entertainment clarified that the incident that occurred was not the second unit as first thought but rather “a reduced main unit” crew shooting that day.Īsked by Deadline if that is PETA’s stated goal, the organization’s SVP Lisa Lange said, “Yes. Original post, Friday: A Dog’s Purpose producer Gavin Polone said he’s had a change of heart after seeing the full video of a distressed German shepherd on set. 'A Dog's Purpose' Weekend Premiere And Press Junket Cancelled Amid Video Controversy