The Pack will not be returning for a second season. The pet competition series has been cancelled after PETA condemned the show for the treatment of the dogs on the series. The series is an Amazing Race style series for humans and their dogs.
The Wrap shared the following from a statement sent to them by PETA:
“Video footage of a dog dangling in midair from someone’s harness and paddling in a futile effort to gain his footing before getting swung into a rock face shows exactly where producers’ priorities lay for The Pack. It seems that this clip ended up on the cutting room floor because producers knew that the dog was not enthusiastic and happy, but distressed. This senior dog should be curled up on a sofa, not thrown into one dangerous situation after another for the sake of ratings. No dog would choose to be part of this ‘pack.’”
PETA also sent a statement to the head of Amazon unscripted programming, Chris Castallo, about the footage. The footage in question came from the third episode of The Pack. The statement said that the video footage “establishes exactly why real dogs and other animals don’t belong in films or on TV, as well as the way their safety and well-being are sacrificed for ratings.”
What do you think? Did you watch The Pack TV Show on Amazon? Are you surprised by the cancellation? Would you have watched a second season?
Yes I would have definitely have watched second,third, forth season! I was so impressed with the show I wanted to apply to be a contestant on the show with my yellow Labrador retriever.I have traveled to many places around the world, and I would love to have taken my best friend. Nowadays, my husband and I travel by RV, just so we can take our labs. Absolutely LOVED the show. I thought it was well done with safety of all in the show.I thought how they had alternate paths for the teams to take ,if the canine seemed distressed. Very… Read more »
PETA means Overzealous privileged people
I’m glad it was cancelled. I would never watch it. Dogs and other animals don’t have the same concept of tv shows as we do. There is no excuse to force them to endure pain and fear for a show.
I watched all the episodes, saw one contestant get sent home for not maintaining safety for his dog, saw another not do a challenge because her dog was afraid of uneven surfaces, this watching out for her dog’s safety. All through the show SAFETY for the dogs was stressed and there were people there to make sure of EACH INDIVIDUAL dogs safety. I am an animal lover, have owned many dogs and in no way did I see that this caused any safety issues for them I sincerely hope before they decide not to do another season they listen not… Read more »
Dangling dogs over waterfalls is inexcusable. I hope that the production team learned a lesson about exploiting dogs for human entertainment.
There was an alternate path to that course. Also at the end of the show you can see how much more the dogs grow to love there owners. It is an amazing show that stresses safety first. One guy got kicked out of the show because he wasn’t following SAFETY procedures. That shows how serious they are to help dogs. At the end of the season the person that won (Mark) donated$250,000 dollars to a charity that helps eliminate kill shelters. Also every country they go to they donate a huge chunk of money to dogs. So overall this a… Read more »
Humans have so many ways to entertain ourselves without hurting animals, there’s just no reason to subject them to scary situations like this.
I love dogs which is why I don’t believe they should be forced to participate in crap like this. Glad it’s cancelled.