A Dog's Purpose has canceled its premiere and many press interviews after a clip showing alleged mistreatment of a dog on set prompted calls for a boycott, Entertainment Weekly reports. Universal, the company distributing the movie, has released a statement saying it has "decided it is in the best interest of A Dog's Purpose to cancel this weekend's premiere and press junket." The company says they did that because "[they] do not want anything to overshadow this film that celebrates the relationship between animals and humans."

The video, which was released on TMZ Wednesday, showed a handler forcing a German shepherd into choppy waters on a Winnipeg, Canada set in 2015. The dog is clearly trying to resist and run away, and appears frightened in the clip. Director Lasse Hallström denied ever seeing this happen and said he was "disturbed" by the video.

According to Variety, Universal, along with the production company Amblin Entertainment, emphasized that they're looking into the video and assured fans that Hercules the dog is just fine. Their statement reads:

"Since the emergence of the footage, Amblin has engaged with many associated with the production of the film, including safety personnel, trainers and stunt coordinators as part of their in-depth review. While we are all disheartened by the appearance of an animal in distress, everyone has assured us that Hercules the German shepherd was not harmed throughout the filmmaking. We continue to support this film, are incredibly proud of it and will release it for audiences nationwide next Friday."