The findings appear to back the assertions of the film's producer, Gavin Polone, who said the video was misleading. "We are the first to address and fight cruelty and abuse, and no such things happened on the set of a A Dog’s Purpose," Kwane Stewart, the veterinarian who heads AHA’s "No Animals Were Harmed" program, said in a statement.
"Although the dog was momentarily stressed, based on studying additional footage not included in the video, body posture, and the fact that he quickly and willingly went into the water and performed the scene soon afterwards, a separate, independent board certified veterinary behaviorist brought in to examine the events concluded that there was ‘no lasting stress response or conditioned fear of the water as a result," the report states. The footage, which was reportedly filmed in a pool outside Winnipeg, Canada, in November 2015, shows the dog struggling to avoid going into the water before eventually being forced in. However, investigators did find that the handling of the dog "should have been gentler and signs of stress recognized earlier." A followup checkup last week confirmed that Hercules is healthy.Įyewitness statements provided to the investigator also concluded the "dog was treated with great care, attentiveness and respect" during filming, according to the report. The investigator also found that not only was one of the AHA’s certified animal safety representatives on set, but that there were five other experts on hand to "supervise and safeguard the dog." After Hercules became briefly submerged in the pool, animal handlers took the dog out of the water and placed him in a warming tent, where he received an examination that found no signs of stress, according to the report. Hercules, the German shepherd, was "selected for his love of the water, and had been professionally trained and conditioned for the water scenes over the course of six weeks using positive training techniques," according to the report.
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The investigator concluded there was "a full spectrum of preparation and safety measures" in place during the filming of the scene, which portrays a dog jumping into rushing water to save a child from drowning.
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