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Anonymous
>American Humane deeply regrets the unfortunate deaths of puppies during the filming of Snow Buddies. American Humane is extremely saddened by these tragedies and is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Investigations Department, which is still conducting an independent investigation into the situation. It is speculated that the unhealthy puppies arrived on the set underage and already ill. The contagious nature of their illness and the stress of their journey compounded the situation. Early in the production, 30 puppies were removed from the set when 15 of them showed signs of illness, eventually diagnosed as giardia and coccidia parasites. Three of these puppies had to be euthanized due to intestinal complications. Parvovirus, a highly contagious canine viral infection, was present in some of the additional puppies brought onto set, which caused six other puppies to test positive for the parvo illness and as many as 28 other puppies to be treated (for symptoms possibly, but inconclusively, resembling those of parvo) after exposure to the virus.
>> Anonymous
>When the American Humane Animal Safety Representative arrived on the set (on the first day of filming), the puppies were approximately eight weeks old. However, after initial investigations, it is believed that they were only approximately six weeks old when separated from their mothers and brought to the set by the trainer. American Humane’s Guidelines for the Safe Use of Animals in Filmed Media state that productions intending to use puppies under the age of eight weeks must receive written permission from both American Humane and the USDA before filming. This permission was neither requested by production nor granted by either organization. Per the Animal Welfare Act, the USDA does not allow puppies to be transported under eight weeks of age. The USDA is still investigating the breeder who allegedly exported 25 puppies under eight weeks old out of the United States and into Canada -- puppies who might have been ill at the time of exportation. It is also unclear as to how the underage puppies were allowed to cross into Canada, since the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Import Requirements for dogs entering Canada for commercial use state, “At the time of examination for health certification, the puppies must have been not less than eight weeks of age.” The required travel health certificates do not support that this requirement was met and indicate the puppies were approximately six and a half weeks old upon examination. The breeder was from New York state and has been charged with fraud by the New York State Police for falsifying health documents.
>> Anonymous
>American Humane’s Guideline indicating that written permission is needed before using puppies under the age of eight weeks was deliberately written so that puppies would not be separated from their mothers earlier or exposed to unnecessary stress. Clearly the intention behind our Guideline was being misinterpreted in this case. Unlike most puppies that arrive on a set for filming at eight weeks old, the puppies had traveled at six and a half weeks old -- by plane for over 3,000 miles, then by car -- enduring a trip of longer than 12 hours, as well as traveling in cold weather. American Humane will be revising this Guideline since it clearly does not give the animals the protection they deserve. We are considering the revision to recommend that no puppies under the age of 16 weeks should be used for filming and we are making more detailed recommendations regarding transport. Sadly, experience has pointed out that unscrupulous individuals will endeavor to circumvent regulations, impelling us to move forward to avoid the filming of eight-week-old puppies in the future.

http://www.ahafilm.info/movies/mr.phtml?fid=7893
>> Anonymous
Thats horrible.
>> Anonymous
just saw the commercial for this today...

i wonder if disney still "proudly presents" this.
>> Anonymous
Thank you for copy my pasta.

rip buddies. Now we will never be able to see
Tropical Island Buddies
Buddies Go to Europe
College Buddies
College Buddies 2: Doggy Experiments
Grumpy Old Buddies
Buddies in Space
or
Zombie Buddies

:(
>> Anonymous
......at least we got plenty from the city pound. My suggestion is to hire puppies that are 4 mouths old as opposed to 8 weeks. That way they don't get affected by the virus.
>> Anonymous
LOL dead dogs
>> Anonymous
Dead puppies aren't much fun...
>> Anonymous
Disney

Dead puppies

HERE COMES PETA!
http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/disney_pups
>> Anonymous
This is pretty funny in a tragic sort of way...

I reccomend reading this thread while listening to Steven Lynch's "Dead Puppies"
>> Anonymous
>>210058

but then they aren't as 'cuuuute'

because dead and cute is better than alive and slightly less cute, amirite?
>> Anonymous
Oh well, I guess they won't have that blurb, "No animals were harmed during the production of this motion picture..."
>> Anonymous
the fact that they're golden retriever puppies make this even funnier
>> Anonymous
They Talk. They Mush.
They're Snow Dead!