‘A Dog’s Purpose': American Humane Concludes No Animals Were Harmed on Set

The third-party investigation into the treatment of animals on the set of “A Dog’s Purpose” has found no evidence of mistreatment or abuse, American Humane announced on Friday.

“An independent, third-party investigation conducted by a respected animal cruelty expert into the treatment of animals in the filming of ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ concluded that an edited video given to the gossip site TMZ mischaracterized the events on the set,” the organization.

American Humane also called into question TMZ’s source, saying, “The decisions by the individual or individuals who captured and deliberately edited the footage, and then waited longer than 15 months to release the manipulated video only days before the movie’s premiere, raise serious questions about their motives and ethics.”

“It is disappointing that the public was misled by a manufactured controversy promoted by a radical organization like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals with a mission to remove animals from films and other parts of our lives,” said Dr. Kwane Stewart, the veterinarian who heads American Humane’s “No Animals Were Harmed” program.

[...] the two scenes shown in the edited video were filmed at different times.