PETA responds to Selena Gomez's pink painted horses

Not everyone is a fan of Selena Gomez‘s latest video “Love You Like a Love Song.” After the pop star was spotted on a Malibu beach with pink painted horses, animal right advocates including PETA were up in arms.

“There are no safe ways to paint a live horse or any animal; they can have painful allergic reactions to chemicals and there’s no way to know how an individual animal will react,” said a rep for PETA.“Also, subjecting skittish animals like horses to extended periods of restraint and spraying is stressful and frightening.”

Selena’s camp has since responded to the controversy, saying that the pink substance was “non toxic, vegetable based powder paint” but that hasn’t stopped fellow singer Pink — a known PETA supporter — from speaking out.On Friday, Pink tweeted:
“If there are any animal activists around Malibu- at Leo Cabrillo State Beach, there are horses being painted for a stupid music video. Shame … Artists should be more aware and responsible for their actions.”

 

Selena Gomez films the video for her new song 'Love You Like a Love Song' in Malibu, California on May 19, 2011.