Pop superstar Taylor Swift pulls out of performance at the Melbourne Cup citing scheduling issues after animal rights activists claim she is 'endorsing animal abuse'
More than 6,500 people signed an online petition urging her to cancel the performance, claiming the singer was"endorsing animal abuse".
Pop superstar Taylor Swift has pulled out of a performance at the Melbourne Cup, with animal rights activists taking credit after a campaign to highlight cruelty to racehorses. But it sparked a backlash on social media and a push by the Campaign for the Protection of Racehorses, which claimed she had "put money before compassion" and was "endorsing animal abuse".In a statement late Saturday, promotor Mushroom Events cited scheduling issues as the reason for Swift's no-show.
"Her fans did not want to see her supporting animal abuse. Whilst the reason being used by the racing industry is a scheduling mix-up, it appears to us that she has responded to those calls."
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