'A Dog's Purpose' LA premiere canceled amid allegations of animal cruelty

The weekend premiere of “A Dog’s Purpose” has been canceled after allegations of animal cruelty on set. The controversy stems from a video that surfaced Wednesday that appears to show a frightened German Shepherd being forced into a turbulent pool of water intended to simulate river rapids for one of the film's planned scenes. "Because Amblin's review into the edited video released yesterday is still ongoing, distributor Universal Pictures has decided it is in the best interest of ‘A Dog's Purpose’ to cancel this weekend's premiere and press junket. Amblin and Universal do not want anything to overshadow this film that celebrates the relationship between humans and animals,” the producer and distributor said in a statement.