Makers of 鈥楢 Dog鈥檚 Journey鈥� feel vindicated as sequel nears

鈥淎 Dog鈥檚 Purpose鈥� was marred by accusations of animal abuse

The Canadian Press May 10, 2019 3:00 PM

16792692_web1_dogspurpose — FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo, Dennis Quaid, left, a cast member in the upcoming film 鈥淎 Dog鈥檚 Journey,鈥� attends to his dog as the film鈥檚 director Gail Mancuso looks on during the Universal Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2019, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The 2018 family hit 鈥毭劽篈 Dog鈥毭劽磗 Purpose鈥毭劽� was marred by accusations of animal abuse after a video of a frightened dog that appeared to be forced into rushing water during the making of the film was posted by TMZ. Quaid starred in both movies (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

The 2017 family movie 鈥淎 Dog鈥檚 Purpose鈥� was marred by accusations of animal abuse after a video of a frightened dog that appeared to be forced into rushing water during the making of the film was posted by TMZ.

The footage quickly went viral but a third-party investigation discounted the allegations. On Thursday, those involved in the film reflected on the controversy at the premiere of the film鈥檚 sequel, 鈥淎 Dog鈥檚 Journey.鈥�

American Humane has said its investigation showed no dogs were harmed but acknowledged the dog was in distress and production staff should have realized that earlier.

Dennis Quaid, the star of both movies, said: 鈥淚 think we were really vindicated in that.鈥�

PETA maintained that an animal was terrorized during the movie in a statement to The Associated Press on Friday.

Michael Cidoni Lennox, The Associated Press

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