Puppies Died During Filming of Snow Buddies

**lizbud** · 02-07-2008, 05:25 PM

They should stick with animated movies from now on.

Nobody is actually looking after the welfare of these puppies. Everyone
seems to just want the money.

**BC_MoM** · 02-07-2008, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by lizbud

They should stick with animated movies from now on.

Nobody is actually looking after the welfare of these puppies. Everyone
seems to just want the money.

Did you read my post?

**lizbud** · 02-07-2008, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by BC_MoM

Did you read my post?

Yes & it was this statement that lead me to conclude that the one breeder
lied about their ages & shipped 5wk old puppies for work in this film. It seemed
to me that nobody was in charge & checked all the facts before filming.

"To continue filming the movie, Snow Buddies hired 28 older replacement golden retrievers after the first 30 were removed for treatment. Unfortunately, this second group has been exposed to parvovirus.

American Humane learned recently that one litter of the older puppies used after the first became sick was vaccinated for parvovirus at the Canadian border by a veterinarian contacted by the puppies’ trainer, and the first sign of the parvo was from that same litter. We have also learned that, unbeknownst to the production, the filming location in the lower mainland of Vancouver has witnessed an outbreak of parvo dating back as far as six months before production began. In this case, the puppies from Washington State were removed from their mother (breeder) too early and vaccinated. The vaccine takes two weeks before it is effective. Sometimes when puppies are vaccinated early there is still a risk of infection. High levels of maternal antibodies present in a puppy’s bloodstream will block the effectiveness of a vaccine. Despite being vaccinated, puppies can still contract parvovirus because the window of susceptibility can be several days to a couple of weeks. "

**pitc9** · 02-07-2008, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by lizbud

They should stick with animated movies from now on.

Nobody is actually looking after the welfare of these puppies. Everyone
seems to just want the money.

I agree... it's all about making money!
The breeder didn't have puppies the correct age, so they lied and sent younger ones to fill in... because if they wouldn't have, they probaly wouldn't have gotten the money.

How sad... RIP sweet puppies.