Chrissie Hynde Cancels Zoo Show, Protests Petting Zoo Slaughters
Written by Vegetarian Star on June 11th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Female Musicians, Female Singers.
When we heard Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders were doing a show at the Minnesota Zoo, we did a double take.
The zoo is the last place a staunch animal rights supporter like Chrissie would hang out at, right?
Turns out, she did write a letter after learning animals in the family petting zoo area are eventually sent off to the slaughterhouse.
“How can a zoo invite children to touch and play with and express joy over animals for their uniqueness, only to turn around and sell those very animals to slaughter?” she wrote.
The Pretenders show at the zoo has been rescheduled, but another venue has yet to be chosen.
Sue McLean, the concert’s promoter, cited several factors for the change in venue, including size of the crowd and the zoo’s curfew at 10:30 PM.
The latest tour is to promote The Pretenders’ album, Break Up The Concrete.
via twincities.com
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