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Brit's "Circus" Video Ruffles Feathers At PETA!

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Fans and critics alike have been praising Britney Spears' new album and title track, "Circus," but PETA isn't ready to get all warm and fuzzy with the pop princess after seeing the new music video!

In a statement released today, PETA has made it clear that they do not approve of Britney using trained lions and elephants in her "Circus" video, and they even wrote to her and explained how trainers shock, whip, and beat exotic animals into performing. PETA has also posted an action alert and a blog on their website asking people to contact Brit and demand that she stop using exotic animals in her videos and concerts.

PETA claims that the exhibitors that provided the lions and elephants for the video, Steve Martin's Working Wildlife and Have Trunk Will Travel, have both had a long history of exploiting animals.

PETA Director Debbie Leahy says:

    "Britney may think her life is a circus, but for the animals who are whipped, chained, and beaten to perform under the real big top, the cruelty is very real. She may be headed for a comeback, but when it comes to animals, she still can't get her act together."

Check out the "Circus" music video below and tell us what you think!



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Posted by: God

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Posted by: Anonymous

Who cares about PETA??? They are a bunch of criminals. Good for Britney. Her video is great.



Posted by: Anonymous

I WISH THAT ALL THOSE PETA GIRLS GET ANALLY RAPED BY A HORSE.....

I HOPE THE HEAD OF PETA GETS GANG RAPED BY THE OZ PRISONERS....GOD PLEASE HEAR MY PRAY



Posted by: bob

She is my favorite. Someone told me she is datting a young billlionaire on """"""W e a l t h y C u p i d . c o m"""""""". What kind of relationship she is looking for on that site? Long-term relationship or just a date?



Posted by: Nick

im so sick of PETA .. bother sea world or the zoo or something..

BRITNEY IS GREAT!



Posted by: Anonymous

Oh PLEASE! those people need a life



Posted by: Anonymous

Oh please, you people need to get a life, or maybe I could whip you all, then see what you post. No animals should be used for the entertainment of people, scum bag mofo's. That's why Cirque de Soleil is the best circus in town.



Posted by: Anonymous

these animals are hardly in the video at all! could have been a lot worse...



Posted by: VIRGINIA'S W. BLACK MAN

I suspect peta people eat meat,if so,these people are hypocrites or dumb to suggest they care so much for animals.This country has bigger problems than animals(recession or depression)if peta was smart they would know that.No crime,that i am aware of has been committed by ms spears.As always,good luck ms spears.



Posted by: A Québécoise keeping warm at minus 30 Celsius

I think PETA is nothing but an eco-terrorist group. They're taking it too far.



Posted by: Rhai

Funny.. I was on my way to Norfolk this weekend, and i saw the freakishly large "PETA" building.. but since im basically blind and cant see far away, and even worse at night.. the letters looked like they said "PUTA" so i saw this huge building with the letters "PUTA" on it.. that name fits them better.



Posted by: Njr

Go focus on the horrible puppy mills in america, peta! Britney is a small issue, in comparison to the larger cases out there that need ur (kinda annoying) attention!



Posted by: i want a trained tiger for xmas!!!

haha...i get it animals are suffering. I watch animal planet though, Dave Salmoni who is such a hottie, and they train animals without violence. So who is to say that the animals in Brits videos are being whiped with electric wires to perform. I'm sorry but until these people actually put some videos with real proof, and stop acting like animals themselves i'm not down with the peta project.



Posted by: Anonymous

R they serious???

so they do their best to spot a picture of an animal in a video with high profile celebrity so they can get all political and shit, get a life !!!



Posted by: Anonymous

eff peta I'm eating me some tasty ass bbq chicken mmmmmmm



Posted by: Elda

as long as she not wearing any dead animals, that's fine with me!



Posted by: Anonymous

PETA doesn't even want ANIMALS to behave like ANIMALS! Seriously. They are literally insane and they have NO CLUE what they are talking about. I ALWAYS ignore them, no matter what.



Posted by: Elda

as long as she not wearing any dead animals, that's fine with me!



Posted by: Anonymous

Elda...please tell me you are a vegan...cause if not and you eat meat or have a leather purse....



Posted by: Anonymous

somebody needs to whip everyones brains at peta back into normality! peta people are freaks they take everything to a rediculous level!



Posted by: Anonymous

Trainers shock, whip, and beat brit into performing too. No good can come from animal abuse.



Posted by: Sunnyday

ETs , spirits?
Same stinking , dead shit.
No Thanks!
Love :)



Posted by: Anonymous

I agree don't abuse animals...ABUSE SLUTTTY WOMEN INSTEAD!!!



Posted by: stella

Ugh I hate PETA. People should have freedom to wear what they want, and Britneys video was soo hott, who cares!! PETA needs to get over it and stop harrassing people who wear fur!!!



Posted by: stella

Ugh I hate PETA. People should have freedom to wear what they want, and Britneys video was soo hott, who cares!! PETA needs to get over it and stop harrassing people who wear fur!!!



Posted by: Anonymous

Hell abuse ALL women...the animals have more effin brains anyways



Posted by: Anonymous

Shitney takes in the butt.



Posted by: Ray

Can Brit even sing?? Her vocal tracks are so electronically manipulated we can't even hear her voice. Circus is even worse then Toxic. I would love to hear her sing without all the enhancements.



Posted by: Anonymous

That video is great. PETA needs to stop trying to push there beliefs on everyone else.



Posted by: beth

it's so sad to watch those beautiful elephants in those ridiculous outfits being forced to stand with their leg up and perform like that. elephants belong in the jungle, not on a music video.



Posted by: Anonymous

Ray...ah trust me NO YOU WOULDN'T!!!



Posted by: Anonymous

beth you belong on your back with your short fat legs in the air pumping out kids with down syndrome



Posted by: jenamia

Using animals for entertainment is wrong and unnatural. Come on: forcing them into show biz when they're babies, keeping them in captivity, denying them their natural behaviors, abusing them into performance... Many animals are driven insane by this treatment. WOAH- sounds a lot like what happened to Spears herself!



Posted by: WHERE'S MY BEER HO??

CIRCUS?? TRY WATCHING A WOMEN DRIVING HOME AT RUSH HOUR IN A SUV...THREE EFFIN RINGS OF FUN RIGHT THERE!!



Posted by: mike

there are so many music videos with animals in them these days and furthermore so many movies with more animals in them too. so unless they go on a crusade to stop every single production that has a cat or a dog or some birds or almost every other childrens film they cant really just pick and choose. Not every country and trainer lives in the dark ages I am sure not all animals get electrocuted and whatnot to perform...



Posted by: Anonymous

Peta kills animals! They steal them from shelters and kill them and throw them in the garbage. Peta has NO room to be throwing stones at anybody!



Posted by: Frisky

Funny how everyone who commented with insults to PETA sounds like either a sociopath or a slack-jawed moron... Get over your decadent selfishness and realize that if you were a wild animal, you'd hate to be kept in captivity and made to do tricks.



Posted by: Anonymous

HAHA BRITNEY IS TOO STUPID TO KNOW WHAT PETA IS. SHE PROBABLY THINKS IT IS SOMETHING TO EAT.



Posted by: Nom! Nom!

Brit should use Sigfreid and Roy's old tiger next time!



Posted by: Anonymous

Frisky you sound like a tree huggin light in the pants moron that likes living in a fantasy world...Yea the animals have it MUCH better in the wild...looking for food avoiding being food, freezing in the winter ETC I know I would much rather have to run from being eaten on a daily basis instead of having my food gave to me and my shit cleaned up for me....



Posted by: Anonymous

3:36,2 ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!



Posted by: Anonymous

Britney Sucks!!!
Britney Sucks!!!
Britney Sucks!!!
Britney Sucks!!!
Britney Sucks!!!
Britney Sucks!!!
Britney Sucks!!!
Britney Sucks!!!



Posted by: Anonymous

3:36,2 - yeah peta chips n dip are good ya'll. lol



Posted by: Anonymous

Yes, the use of a trained Brit in videos should be banned! I'll have to side with PETA on that point!



Posted by: Anonymous

This reminds me I need 12 gage shells for rabbit season!!



Posted by: A

Thousands of children are being physicaly, mentally and sexually abused every day. Peta cares more about animals. Now who is cruel?



Posted by: Maybe you can sing this during rabbit season!

Here come Peter Cottontail
Splattered down the bunny trail
Flippity Floppity
Peter got blown away!



Posted by: Maybe you can sing this during rabbit season!

Here comes Peter Cottontail
Splattered down the bunny trail
Flippity Floppity
Peter got blown away!



Posted by: Anonymous

It's open season on aging mouseketeers!!



Posted by: Anonymous

3:53-2, is there a limit? Is it hard to get drawn? Because I would enjoy it and there's still an open space on my wall!



Posted by: Frisky

Haha, wow, that was a fast response to my comment above. Dude, you are obviously a rare genius: keeping creatures in captivity sounds so damn cush, we should just BRING BACK SLAVERY, right? Come on, you sound crazy, man. (And if you're so macho, how come you haven't realized yet the vegan girls tend to be HOT?)



Posted by: Anonymous

Nah, no limit. But you’ll need a taxidermist who can make your aging mouseketeer a good weave.



Posted by: Anonymous

soooo blacks are creatures??? FRISKY YOU ARE A RASICT BITCH!!!!



Posted by: Anonymous

4:01 haaaa perfect!



Posted by: Anonymous

I AIM to please! ;)



Posted by: Kitty

I saw PETA donating fur coats that had been donated to them by people who realized fur was nasty to homeless people who really needed those coats to survive, like a week ago. PETA is an awesome organization. Whoever commented that PETA "cares more about animals than starving children" or whatever, just remember that there are many problems in the world, and that each organization can only do its part. A good cause is a good cause, no matter what.
...And this video is totally trashy.



Posted by: Britney is a joke

HERE COME THE BAD REVIEWS: Spears resembles a robot with a sinus problem: all ideas that once seemed thrillingly audacious, all now starting to sound over-familiar, like default settings.

Perhaps that's why Spears, never the most emotive vocalist, frequently sounds disconnected, even a bit bored.



Posted by: Anonymous

Vegan girls hot? Pffft. I like girls who can eat steak, shoot a gun, bath and use deodorant, and don't smell like a combo of patchouli oil and pot.



Posted by: Frisky

Dude, I am black!!! And all human beings are creatures. Did you suffer a severe head injury recently?



Posted by: Anonymous

mmmmm man this steak is YUMMY!!! I have to loosen my LEATHER belt now! O well time to put on my LEATHER shoes and gloves and put some poison outside for the squirels and some anti-freeze for the dogs



Posted by: Anonymous

REVIEW: Britney may have left the psych ward, but on Circus, she proves she's still a freak.



Posted by: Anonymous

4:09 too funny!!!



Posted by: Tosca

Right... So vegans like Natalie Portman, Pam Anderson, and Alicia Silverstone are ugly and smelly?



Posted by: VIRGINIA'S W. BLACK MAN

4:02 I CONCUR.AT LEAST ANIMALS RIGHTS WERE RECOGNIZED EARLIER AND IT SEEMS SOME WOULD OR WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED THOSE RIGHTS BEFORE HUMANS SUCH AS I.



Posted by: Anonymous

TED NUGENT FOR PREZ! AS HE SAYS EATING THE FLESH OF AN ANIMAL IS A GOD GIVIN' RIGHT



Posted by: Anonymous

REVIEW: In the studio, however, she's no auteur, and with her producer-writers seemingly calling the creative shots, Spears is only as interesting as they are on any particular day.



Posted by: Anonymous

Frisky, you sure seem damn determined to make this a race issue! Pull out whatever is stuck up your ass!



Posted by: Anonymous

PAM ANDERSON?? HELL YES SHE IS SMELLY, SLUTTY, A PISS POOR MOTHER, OLD AND HAS HEP C FROM DRUGS...A FINE EXAMPLE OF A HUMAN RIGHT THERE



Posted by: Why? Because Britney is a LOSER!

"Britney today has about as many legal rights as when she was in the Mickey Mouse Club," Rolling Stone reports in its current cover story. "She is watched over day and night by security guards Jamie hired (and she's paying for); it's also rumored that Britney's phone calls are closely monitored and that she's not allowed to drive her own Mercedes."



Posted by: DON"T MESS

All you crazy steak-slurping rednecks sound like you need to be put out of your misery more than the animals probably do.



Posted by: Anonymous

man o man this burger is yummy! thanks Wendy's ...always fresh never frozen!



Posted by: Anonymous

Actually none of those women listed above are particularly attractive. Must be some sort of deficiency in their diet.



Posted by: Anonymous

Whoever is still defending this whore needs to shut up. While I personally don't like PETA, I will say that what Fugney Spears is doing is out right disgusting. She is a repulsive whore, and why are we surprised, she neglected all the dogs she had in the past and even neglected her own kids. She and her annoying fans should all be shot. Rid the world of trash.



Posted by: Anonymous

All you crazy steak-slurping rednecks sound like you need to be put out of your misery more than the animals probably do.
-------------------------------
YEP THAT SOUNDS RIGHT FOR A LOONEY ANIMAL RIGHTS MORON...SAVE THE ANIMAL AND EFF THE FELLOW HUMAN!!!

AND YOU EXPECT US TO RESPECT YOUR CRAZY ASS???



Posted by: Anonymous

interesting night we have Peta debates and some sorry reviews!! just another night in britneyloserville



Posted by: Jolie

PETA is so badass. LOVE 'em. By forcusing attention on Britney's video, they're drawing attention to the bigger issue behind it.



Posted by: Anonymous

This LEATHER chair is confortable yo!



Posted by: Anonymous

I JUST KICKED MY DOG TO PISS OFF PETA!!!



Posted by: Anonymous

WHY WONT SOMEONE TELL BRITNEY THAT SHE IS A BIG FAT JOKE NOW? THE POOR GIRL THINKS PEOPLE STILL LOVE HER.



Posted by: Anonymous

Britney is completely and utterly worthless, and so is her life. She just needs to kill herself already. She's the biggest C U N T alive. I hope one of the animals rips her to pieces and someone puts it on youtube. WHORE!



Posted by: Anonymous

We can get Michael Vick and his dogs to make the next Shitney video...how bout that PETA!



Posted by: Anonymous

I GOT TO ADMIT I LOVE FISH...SPEAKING OF THAT DID U SEE MEGAN FOX ON THIS SITE YAAAAHOOOOOO!!!



Posted by: Anonymous

PETA, a group that kills animals for a living (see petakillsanimals dot com) has a lot of nerve saying anything about animals. Now I'm going to go sit in my fur coat and have myself a nice, thick juicy steak. Britney is a has been.



Posted by: Anonymous

1) According to government documents, PETA employees have killed more than 19,200 dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens since 1998. This behavior continues despite PETA’s moralizing about the “unethical” treatment of animals by farmers, scientists, restaurant owners, circuses, hunters, fishermen, zookeepers, and countless other Americans. PETA puts to death over 90 percent of the animals it accepts from members of the public who expect the group to make a reasonable attempt to find them adoptive homes. PETA holds absolutely no open-adoption shelter hours at its Norfolk, VA headquarters, choosing instead to spend part of its $32 million annual income on a contract with a crematory service to periodically empty hundreds of animal bodies from its large walk-in freezer.



Posted by: alexia

I don't agree with using the animals but I absolutely despise PETA. Bunch of hypocritical freaks.



Posted by: Anonymous

What happen to all the chihuahuas she was collecting for years? She has no respect for any life but her own. She is a selfish hag



Posted by: Anonymous

WE ATE THOSE CHIHUAHUAS ON THE BURRITO SUPREME



Posted by: Anonymous

My Christmas turkey has fat stumpy legs.
I named it Britney.



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Posted by: Anonymous

She probably cooked the chihuahuas up Country Style and ate with her cheetos



Posted by: Anonymous

She's a crazy hick chick. She ate the chihuahuas with some fava beans and a nice chianti.



Posted by: Ninishka

PETA = BULLCRAP! They kill animals themselves. I don't approve of animal crualty at all but PETA is not the type of organism I will trust on this. Plus she only used the animals for the video, who knows if they are really mistreated.

Go Briney!



Posted by: Anonymous

I don't approve of animal cruelty. Why's the cship pimping the animal?



Posted by: slapyomama

peta is just doing like everyone else and sucking up some of britneys fame..to get exposure.so evreyone knows they have a cause,think there might be more pressing things in the world but,anything for the animals right.....



Posted by: Anonymous

I like the video.
I also love God's little creatures and always have, since I was a kid. You can look deep into the eyes of an animal and feel what they are feeling.
I am not an activist, and I don't really know if these animals on Britneys show are being abused by making them perform or not, because we do train our domesticated animals to do tricks just for the fun of it. But when it comes to means of using electric shock, and whips, and chaining them up., that is definitely abuse.
I myself, have become more aware of the cruelty of these little creatures for the benefit of " Man's " ego. I read the labels on clothes & outterwear now, determined not to purchase anything with fur.
I don't think they are targeting Britney, for their own fame, because I watch shows where they actually board ships, and put their lives on the line for the love of these animals. Perhaps their approach seems aggresive, but because they have been doing this for so many years now, and people should by now know their commitment, and that it should also by now make entertainers and the like think before incorporating any kind of controversial animal acts into their productions.
Does anyone know the answer to this situation? Truthfully, I think it would have been better to rewrite the script and leave the animals out of it.
I still like Britney.



Posted by: Anonymous

It would have been better had they used some macho guys (you know.., the ones that do not respect women) and used them instead of the animals, to do the tricks....
ha ha ha ha ha LOL LOL LOL
I love that idea !



Posted by: Anonymous

Respect women?!! Hope your not talking about Shitney. I have more respect for Richard Simmons!



Posted by: Anonymous

Oooo- how original. Love how they use her shitty perfume at the beginning.

Britney - your body is SHOT. Stop exposing it until it actually looks decent.

And stop trying to be Madonna. It's not working.
It's pretty obvious she was on her psych meds during part of that vid shoot.

Sorry - but I give this a big thumbs DOWN.



Posted by: Justanotherperson

PETA YOU ARE THE PROBLEM.QUIT SINGLING OUT INDIVIDUALS AND DO A REAL JOB FOR A CHANGE.



Posted by: Justanotherperson

PETA YOU ARE THE PROBLEM.QUIT SINGLING OUT INDIVIDUALS AND DO A REAL JOB FOR A CHANGE.YOU PETA HO'S



Posted by: Justanotherperson

PETA YOU ARE THE PROBLEM.QUIT SINGLING OUT INDIVIDUALS AND DO A REAL JOB FOR A CHANGE.YOU PETA HO'S HOHOHO



Posted by: clau

PETA STFU and GET a F!@#$% LIFE!!!!
Britney RULES!!!!!



Posted by: mewithanopinionthatmatters!

I think that PETA should worry about other things than using trained animals in a video. Why isn't PETA trying to put a stop to the puppy mills, etc? All I here are complaints from PETA about nothing important!



Posted by: You don't wanna know

OMFG, I LOVE THAT VIDEO!!!! SHE LOOKS AMAZING...BEAUTIFUL!!!! I LOVE YOU BRIT! YOU THE BEST.



Posted by: Anonymous

PETA is an organization that takes things out of context, when they can't find something to back up their stupid statements, they make it up. You should know that there are people on EVERY set whose job it is to make sure animals are protected. The two companies who were involved in this video care and work for animal welfare which is a lot more than PETA does for all its hot air!



Posted by: Anonymous

This music video was really cheesy!!! Try some new dance moves. This looks like her old crap. She even looks out of it throughout the entire video. Can she at least do one video where she doesn't look or dance like a total whore?



Posted by: Visionarysoul2100

All of these comments are dumb and from very uneducated people by all means. the time has come to be visionary's and stewards of all living things on this wonderful planet, that mean's including animals that have to work or entertain dumb ass human beings to make money for a video that does not live or breath. It's all blood money and is not green at all. Your thinking is old and out dated! Mark my words the time has come to think out of the box. Get smart or lose it all.
‘When God created the first man, he took him around to all the trees in the Garden of Eden and said to him “see my handiwork, how beautiful and choice they are. Be careful not to ruin and destroy my world, for if you do ruin it, there is no one to repair it after you.”’



Posted by: Meatatarian

F U p.i.t.a.
We don't care what you think, self-righteous hypocrites!



Posted by: Anonymous

Nobody should use animals as props on stage.



Posted by: Lily

I didn't even noticed there were elephants in Brit's video ! =P It's not like she's torturing them ! Gosh, you can see so many people killing animals and they're mad at Brit because she uses elephants in her video... They think they're perfect, but instead of acting so stupid they should focus on REAL animal torture... But I guess they don't know where to look anymore !



Posted by: Anonymous

and we all wear leather shoes I guess that's no matter, because everyone needs shoes
how hypocritical people are



Posted by: Anonymous

I'd like to see Britney forced to perform, as trainers "encouraged" her by cracking whips across her bare thighs...using electric prods on her when she stumbled because of the lashes to her straining, tortured legs.......



Posted by: Anonymous

PETA wants people to believe what they think is right... duhh...

Maybe they're former circus animals. So PETA go eat meat, get some life.

To all Britney detractors, sorry but she's famous,, u cant do anything about it.. hahahahaha



Posted by: Anonymous

Britney luv ur video!!!!! PETA sucks







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