Mata Hari
Dirty Gutter Bitch
Some are calling for the trainer to be jailed, others are boycotting the movie. Of course, the handler has said the dog is fine, but man I think the video is pretty brutal.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...arks-peta-led-boycott/?utm_term=.9878063742ca
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...arks-peta-led-boycott/?utm_term=.9878063742ca
The trailer for “A Dog’s Purpose,” the new children’s dramedy from Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom (“Chocolat,” “The Cider House Rules”), promises an adorable romp when the movie is released on Jan. 27.
The short clip follows a golden retriever who is reincarnated time and time again — as a German Shepherd, a corgi and even a St. Bernard — serving a new owner each time, until he eventually reunites with his original owner.
“Was there a point to this journey of mine? And how did bacon fit in?” the dog asks in the trailer, eventually concluding, “If I can get you licking and loving, I have my purpose.”
But another video — this one less family friendly — published by TMZ on Wednesday incited some to promise a boycott of the movie and has prompted an investigation into its filming.
In the approximately one-minute clip from November 2015, a German Shepherd named Hercules stands between its handler and a large pool of churning water in preparation to shoot a scene.
But Hercules appears frightened, leaning away from the turbulent white water and struggling to escape his handler’s grasp.
“Just gotta throw him in,” says one off-screen voice, while the handler attempts to shove him in, managing to dip Hercules’s feet in the water before the dog jumps defiantly back onto the ledge.
“I don’t think he wants to go in,” says the voice, now chuckling. “He wants to get away. Just throw him in.”
Eventually, the dog is shoved into the water but even then won’t comply, still desperately struggling to get out of the water.