Rapper/singer Bad Bunny has been branded "cruel and irresponsible" by animals rights group PETA for riding a real horse onstage on the opening night of his tour.
Bad Bunny has been branded "cruel and irresponsible" by animals rights group PETA for riding a real horse onstage.
The 29-year-old rapper/singer stunned fans on the opening night of his 'Most Wanted' tour by entering the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on horseback on Wednesday night (21.02.24) with the animal being led into the centre of the stage as music played and the audience cheered, but PETA have now condemned the stunt and urged the stay not to use living creatures in his shows.
The animals rights group shared a video of the stunt on TikTok with the caption: "Bad Bunny: Using a horse for your tour is cruel and irresponsible. The horse, your fans or you could have been hurt."
PETA added: "No 'estamos bien' [we're not good] with this irresponsible act. @Bad Bunny, why did you think it was a good idea to expose a horse to the noise, lights, fog and screams of thousands of people?
"The horse looks stressed and clearly DOESN’T WANT TO BE THERE. Please, do not include animals in your shows. They want to live in peace, and not be used for your spectacle."
Bad Bunny featured the horse again in the second show of the tour at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Friday night (23.02.24). He's due to head to Phoenix, Arizona this week for two shows at the Footprint Center on Tuesday (27.02.24) and Wednesday (28.02.24) but there no word on whether the horse will continue to be a part of the act.
Bad Bunny has yet to respond to PETA's statement.
PETA previously condemned fellow musician CeeLo Green after he rode a horse into a party last year and fell off.
Lisa Lange, PETA Senior Vice President, said of the incident: "It doesn’t take a genius to know that horses don’t belong at a noisy, crowded party, where slippery floors and strobe lights can agitate them. If CeeLo bumped his head, PETA hopes it knocked some sense and compassion into him."
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
The stars of the upcoming James Brown biopic 'Get On Up', Viola Davis, Nelsan Ellis...
Fans of the Oscar-winning 2006 Irish film Once (and its more recent stage-musical adaptation) may...
Dan Mulligan is a former record executive who has just been spectacularly dismissed by the...
Eye-catching animation and non-stop jokes make this animated monster movie a lot more fun than...
An energetic cast and some terrific music make up for the rather hackneyed plot of...
It's time to pack your bags, cover your neck and head on over to the...
Sparkle is our eponymous star, set to shine in this tale of rags to riches...