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The Marley Effect
Its the blockbuster hit that brought in more than $37-million this past weekend. "Marley and Me" is the tale of a family and they’re beloved dog.
Around the country, pet adoptions are up. Experts say the holiday season and the hit movie might be why. "It’s such a nice warm and fuzzy feeling when you see a pet and when you see how sweet the pet is and how perfect it is on screen but what people don’t realize is that behind the scenes this is a dog, a regular dog doing doggie things.," says Trisha St. George of the Helen Woodward Animal Center.
History indicates we’ve seen this trend before. When the live action "101 Dalmatians" film was released, film goers purchased dalmatian puppies in herds.
That’s why St. George wants people adopting this season to be adopting for the right reasons so that pets don’t end up back in shelters after families realize they can’t keep them. St. George also mentions she hopes people go to shelters first, before pet stores.
“When you adopt from a shelter or a rescue group it has one goal and one goal in mind and that is to match the needs of the pet with the needs of a family,” says St. George.
22 labs portray Marley in "Marley and Me" at various ages throughout the movie, but the one lab that plays Marley the majority of the time, is a rescued dog.
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 "Marley & Me" 12/22/08Jennifer Aniston & Owen Wilson talk with Kelli Gillespie about their new film. |
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