LOS ANGELES -- This weekend's premiere of "A Dog's Purpose" has been canceled following the release of a video that appears to show a frightened dog being forced into churning water during production of the film. TMZ published the video Wednesday showing a man struggling to put a dog into a pool of rushing water while the animal fights to stay out. "The ethic of everyone was the safety and comfort of the dogs," Cameron wrote in a Facebook post Friday. The mistake was trying to dip the dog in the water to show him it was okay." People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called the cancellation of the premiere appropriate after earlier calling for a boycott of the film.

Source: The China Post January 21, 2017 22:02 UTC