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The Dog Whisperer - Sued!

DarkStar11DarkStar11 Member Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭
edited May 2006 in General Discussion
commentary by DarkStar11: About damn time he gets shown for the hack he is. His methods are a step backward in time for dog training. Hopefully National Geographic will finally get the message all respectable dog trainers and handlers have been sending them and finally pull this moron off the airwaves.

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http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/05/tv.us.dogwhisperer.ap/index.html

'Dog Whisperer' sued by TV producer
Suit claims Lab was injured at facility
Friday, May 5, 2006; Posted: 1:57 p.m. EDT (17:57 GMT)

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A television producer is suing dog trainer Cesar Millan, star of TV's "The Dog Whisperer," claiming that his Labrador retriever was injured at Millan's training facility after being suffocated by a choke collar and forced to run on a treadmill.

In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Superior Court, "8 Simple Rules" producer Flody Suarez says he took 5-year-old Gator to the Dog Psychology Center on February 27 to deal with fears of other dogs and strangers.

Hours after dropping the dog off at the facility, Suarez claimed a worker called to inform him the animal had been rushed to a veterinarian. He later found the dog "bleeding from his mouth and nose, in an oxygen tent gasping for breath and with severe bruising to his back inner thighs," the lawsuit claims. (Watch how Millan changed the behavior of a CNN anchor's dog -- 3:24)

The facility's workers allegedly placed a choke collar on the dog, pulled him onto a treadmill and forced him to "overwork." Suarez says he spent at least $25,000 on medical bills and the dog must undergo more surgeries for damage to his esophagus.

A call to the Dog Psychology Center, also named as a defendant, was not immediately returned. A spokesman for National Geographic Channel, which airs Millan's show, declined comment.

"As of this time, the National Geographic Channel has not been served with either lawsuit, and we do not comment on pending litigation," said Russell Howard, the channel's vice president of communications.

The complaint claims breach of contract, fraud, animal cruelty and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other allegations. It seeks more than $25,000 in damages.

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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  • kyplumberkyplumber Member Posts: 11,111
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by DarkStar11
    commentary by DarkStar11: About damn time he gets shown for the hack he is. His methods are a step backward in time for dog training. Hopefully National Geographic will finally get the message all respectable dog trainers and handlers have been sending them and finally pull this moron off the airwaves.

    from
    http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/05/tv.us.dogwhisperer.ap/index.html

    'Dog Whisperer' sued by TV producer
    Suit claims Lab was injured at facility
    Friday, May 5, 2006; Posted: 1:57 p.m. EDT (17:57 GMT)

    LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A television producer is suing dog trainer Cesar Millan, star of TV's "The Dog Whisperer," claiming that his Labrador retriever was injured at Millan's training facility after being suffocated by a choke collar and forced to run on a treadmill.

    In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Superior Court, "8 Simple Rules" producer Flody Suarez says he took 5-year-old Gator to the Dog Psychology Center on February 27 to deal with fears of other dogs and strangers.

    Hours after dropping the dog off at the facility, Suarez claimed a worker called to inform him the animal had been rushed to a veterinarian. He later found the dog "bleeding from his mouth and nose, in an oxygen tent gasping for breath and with severe bruising to his back inner thighs," the lawsuit claims. (Watch how Millan changed the behavior of a CNN anchor's dog -- 3:24)

    The facility's workers allegedly placed a choke collar on the dog, pulled him onto a treadmill and forced him to "overwork." Suarez says he spent at least $25,000 on medical bills and the dog must undergo more surgeries for damage to his esophagus.

    A call to the Dog Psychology Center, also named as a defendant, was not immediately returned. A spokesman for National Geographic Channel, which airs Millan's show, declined comment.

    "As of this time, the National Geographic Channel has not been served with either lawsuit, and we do not comment on pending litigation," said Russell Howard, the channel's vice president of communications.

    The complaint claims breach of contract, fraud, animal cruelty and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other allegations. It seeks more than $25,000 in damages.

    Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


    Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

    lol so have you committed a crime?
  • DarkStar11DarkStar11 Member Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I reckon, but at least I posted the source, a link back to it, and the copyright. No dogs were harmed in the process, either.
  • kyplumberkyplumber Member Posts: 11,111
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by DarkStar11
    I reckon, but at least I posted the source, a link back to it, and the copyright. No dogs were harmed in the process, either.




    I am on your side.. and just trying to point out another infraction of freedom...

    These rules regulations come WAY BEFORE FREEDOM!

    Any nerd can tell you INFORMATION FIGHTS TO BE FREE!
    now lets all go read the rise and fall of the third reich
  • DarkStar11DarkStar11 Member Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Not to hijack my own topic, but copyright has its place. So does fair use.
  • jimkanejimkane Member Posts: 1,534 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think if the source is properly cited it is ok to use, and it appears to be properly cited. How could someone post something on the web and expect it NOT to be copied and posted elsewhere?
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