Hugo star Blackie the Doberman is expected to secure a nomination at this year’s Golden Collar Awards after a campaign by Martin Scorsese. In a letter to the LA Times, the director complained that Blackie had not been recognised in the ‘best dog in a theatrical film’ category. He urged readers to contact the awards’ [...]
Director Joe Carnahan’s new movie “The Grey” has raised concerns among animal rights groups due to its depictions of wolves as bloodthirsty, dangerous killers. The movie’s release is poorly timed, as several states have removed wolves from their endangered species lists, allowing hunters to legally kill them on sight. While preparing for their roles, Liam [...]
Tom Hayden is trying to give Jerry Brown a guilt trip. The “Chicago Seven” activist who stormed the 1968 Democratic National Convention and later married Jane Fonda has asked the California governor to consider his own dog, Sutter, before repealing the state law that lengthened the amount of time animal shelters must hold stray and [...]
The star of such movie classics as “Apollo 13″ and “Forest Gump” shared with his Twitter followers the loss of his dog Monty on January 19, posting the above image of his beloved pet with the caption “Monty. Deep brown eyes, noble demeanor, finest dog ever. A sad day. Goodbye Big Boy.” The Dog Files [...]
Sadly, six degrees of Kevin Bacon now includes doggie heaven. The “My Dog Skip” star and his wife, Kyra Sedgwick, are in mourning after losing their aging pet pooch, Paulie. Bacon announced the death of his beloved black Lab mix Monday on his WhoSay page, writing, “Paulie 1999-2012. Sleep well old friend.” His missus subsequently [...]
Mark Buehrle’s left arm may have been greeted warmly down in south Florida this offseason, but the same can’t be said for one of his family’s four dogs. According to the Miami Herald, “Slater” Buehrle, an 18-month-old American Staffordshire terrier, falls under a pitbull ban that has been in place in Miami-Dade County since 1989. [...]
Susan Orlean, writer of Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, believes that Rin Tin Tin was screwed out of his best actor oscar. While researching her incredible book about Rin Tin Tin, (the Dog Files highly recommends it), Susan learned that Rinty received the most votes at the very first Oscar ceremony, but [...]
