A Dogs Purpose under fire after TMZ publishes leaked video of German shepherd

[gregjrichards]

What I don't understand about these reports about animal actors being in possible dangerous conditions while working....

It's 2017. They hologrammed (I think? Or maybe just cgi'd?) Carrie Fisher into a Rogue One. We have superhero movies and things like Magical Beasts from Harry Potter, etc. with all the lifelike CGI and Holograms and other wizardry nowadays (no pun intended) why in the world are we still using real animal actors for dangerous or possibly dangerous stunts?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying they shouldn't be used in movies at all. But IMO there is no valid reason in this day and age why animals should be put in those situations for entertainment value.

So personally, whether PETA or AHA is ultimately correct in their statements, I won't see the movie. Which is a shame because it was an excellent book. Reminds me of the controversy a few years ago when another excellent book-turned-movie Water for Elephants came under fire for the treatment of some of their animals, too.


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CGI is not cheap to do well it can cost a lot of money it is much cheaper for the studio to hire an animal actor to do the job than hire an animation studio. It also takes a lot of time to do hence why it can take several years for an animated film to be made and released. The use of animal actors is also generally accepted even though we are all mostly animal lovers there isn't much of an uproar about it unless a video is leaked of mistreatment. I wish the use of animal actors was protested more and the rights of these animals was protected by a genuinely independent organisation that wasn't receiving industry funds.

 

[zencompass]

By Gregjrichards:

"I wish the use of animal actors was protested more and the rights of these animals was protected by a genuinely independent organisation that wasn't receiving industry funds."

Hello Gregjrichards,

You've said it all here! Thank you!

I was under the incorrect assumption that there was an independent organization doing this. Boy, was I wrong.

Hopefully the spotlight shining on this problem now will be enough of a shift to change this so that animals are fully protected.

 

[zencompass]

I'm talking actual language. A very clear and resonating "no I do not want to do this."

Not all dogs make noises when they are terrified or uncomfortable and don't want to do something. would say the way the dog scrambled and forced the handler to pick him up and dump him in the pool signaled to me that whether he made noises or not, he did NOT want to be in that pool. Yet they threw him in.

Bonjour coeurfragile,

This is so blatantly clear to me when I watched the video.

My dog is terrified of the sewer grates on the street. His paws scramble to get around them. We have to walk all around them. I have picked him up to walk around some of them and his heart races. Does anyone think I should place him on the grate and see what happens?

Same thing with the video. When an animal indicates they are frightened then why would I ever be cruel to them and force them?

 

[neesaki]

same thing could be said about human actors,

maybe all movies should be animated from now on? :facepalm:

Humans rule over the animals, and dogs in particular are gifts from God, IMO, and they are totally trusting and at our mercy. They are perfectly innocent, could not lie if they even tried. They are humble, they have no pride, they are loyal, and they are dependent just as children are on us humans to take care of and protect them.

So how can it be right to exploit them in this manner, i.e., by causing them such great fear and anxiety to the point their instincts tell them to fear for their life ( which in this instance is exactly what was going on with that poor dog), and at times actually endangering their lives. How is this not immoral and unethical, IMO.

Ok, if it were your dog, this is how you would treat him? I would hope you wouldn't be that cruel and heartless.