A Dogs Purpose backlash
Recently
there has been a lot of controversy with the movie “A Dogs Purpose”. The
arguments surrounding it, from my opinion, are one sided; “he said she said’
type thing. One side is saying the dog was “distressed and being endangered”
while an article by Vanity Fair states in an interview, that Dennis Quaid, the
actor of the movie, stated “there was no animal abuse on the set”…and if there
had been, he would have walked.
The
American Humane Association reviewed the footage and stated they were
completely disturbed with what they saw and are taking preventative measures
for the dogs well being. According to CNN, “the AHA safety representative who
was on set during the time of filming is now being placed on immediate leave.”
But how many times has something like this happened?
I
don’t know which side is wrong and which side is right, but I do know if it is
true, it bring up some good points. Maybe the question we should be asking is
how many times does animal abuse actually occur in the media?
We
always see movies with live animals in them, talking and performing more than
basic tricks, but how often do we think about what the animal goes through and
how they are treated? Animals can’t talk, so we have a hard time understanding
what they are communicating. Whenever you see the wording, “No Animals Were
Harmed” in the making of {insert movie title here}, this seal of approval is
supposed to ensure the animals safety. In more movies than the one previously
stated, animal abuse happens more times than we think, and the AHA fails to
bring these concerns into the light. 
The
“No Animals Were Harmed” seal of approval has been misleading in the past to audiences
as well as the directors. This is not the first time an instance like this has occurred,
the only difference is that someone chose this film to use to bring it to
people’s attention.. According to Arwa Lodhi, movies such as Life of Pi, where
the tiger was nearly drowned and the “email that expressed concern for the
animal’s welfare was suppressed” demonstrates how the AHA has failed to be
proactive in taking preventative measures to ensure the animals safety. 
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