Arthur (dog)

Arthur (2007(?) – 8 December 2020) was an Ecuadorian street dog who attached himself to a Swedish adventure racing team when they were competing in the Adventure Racing World Championship in 2014, was brought to Sweden and has inspired a foundation to help other Ecuadorian street dogs.

Mikael Lindnord and Arthur in Ecuador.

In November 2014, Mikael Lindnord was in Ecuador as leader of the four-person Team Peak Performance, competing in the Adventure Racing World Championship in the Amazon rainforest, when he offered a canned meatball to a street dog.[1][2] The dog then followed the team for the rest of the race. He sometimes had to be hauled out of deep mud, and during the final section which was ocean kayaking leg he jumped into the water and swam alongside until Lindnord hauled him aboard, after which he delayed the team by jumping back in after fish.[3][4][5][6][7] Lindnord named him Arthur after King Arthur of Britain, because of his royal appearance.[5][8][9]

Arthur and his family Lindnord in Sweden.

After a crowdfunding campaign started by the Swedish newspapers, Twitter campaign,[6] received assistance from the Ecuadorian Minister for Social Affairs,[10] and obtained permission from the Swedish Board of Agriculture, Lindnord was able to bring Arthur back to Sweden.[1][4][11] Arthur required veterinary care for wounds that he had apparently had for several months and had to remain in quarantine for 120 days; in March 2015, after dental surgery, a "small operation"[12] and a press conference, he went to live with Lindnord and his family in Örnsköldsvik.[2][13][14][15][16][17][18] According to the Ecuadorian and Swedish Veterinarian, Arthur was between five and seven years old when brought to Sweden.[10]

In May 2015 Arthur accompanied the team in the Wings For Life World Run in Kalmar.[19][20]

A charity named after Arthur; ”Arthur Foundation” was created to help street dogs.[1][2][8][9][19][21] Arthur Foundation priority was to support the LOBA law in Ecuador (Law of Animal Welfare – Ley Organica de Bienestar Animal). In April 2017 the LOBA law was approved and published and in April 12, 2018 the Organic Environmental Code including the LOBA law went into effect. Which basically means that dogs and animals got animal rights protection in Ecuador.

Lindnord together with co-writer Val Hudson has made two bestseller books about Arthur. Arthur, the dog who crossed the jungle to find a home, was published in 2016. Arthur and Friends, was published in 2017.

In late November 2014 an Ecuadorian man told an Ecuadorian newspaper that Arthur was his dog, Barbuncho,[22][23][24] and by late December others had also claimed to be the dog's owner, but after a petition was started by Ecuadorians asking for his former owners to be punished for causing his wounds, all the claims were dropped.

Arthur lived the rest of his days in Sweden with Mikael and Helena Lindnord and their childrens.

Arthur and his story has become the subject of a film, named Arthur the King that was shot early 2021. Arthur was diagnosed with a malignant tumour and died approximately six weeks before the shooting started, December 8 2020.[25][26][27]

The movie with the studio Lionsgate is expected to reach the Theatres in 2024. The screenplay is based on the book “Arthur: The dog who crossed the jungle to find a home” Actor Mark Wahlberg starring Mikael Lindnord. Helena Lindnord is being portrayed by actress Juliet Rylance. Other actors in the movie are: Simu Liu - Barbie, Marvel Studios “Shang Chi and the Legend of the ten rings”, Nathalie Emmanuel - Games of Thrones, Fast & Furious, Ali Suliman - Lone Survivor, The Kingdom.

The director is Simon Cellan Jones (Generation Kill, Shooter) Studio: Lionsgate. Producing companies: Tucker Tooley Entertainment, Atmosphere Entertainment, Closest to the Hole Productions and Leverage Communications. Producers: Tucker Tooley (Den of Thieves, The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, Concrete Cowboy), Mark Canton (Power, 300, Den of Thives, After), Courtney Solomon (Dragon Eyes, Enemies Closer, After), Tessa Tooley, Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson (Entourage). Executive producers: Dorothy Canton (Den of Thives, After) and Michael Brandt (Chicago Fire, 3:10 To Yuma), along with Mikael Lindnord. Director of Photograhy: Jacques Jouffret (Transformers, Mile22, Lone Survival, War Dogs, Man of Fire, Seabiscuit). Soundmixer: Michael B Koff (Rampage, Ven-om, Fast&Furious, Deepwater, The Kingdom). Special effects: Matt Kutcher (Deep Water, Mile 22, Patriot Days, Point Break, Dawn of the Planet of Apes). Stunt Coordinator: Sean Graham (The Perfect Storm, The gambler, Spiderman, Benjamin Buttom, Salt, Avatar

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