PETA has publicly criticized Katy Perry for using exotic animals in her latest music video.
The animal rights organization has slammed the singer's clip for 'Roar',
claiming that the creatures are likely to have been subjected to cruelty.
Merrilee Burke, a spokeswoman for PETA, told the Daily Star that the company that is thought to have supplied the animals for the shoot has a questionable track record.
"The Serengeti Ranch, the animal exhibitor that we believe supplied the animals for the 'Roar' video, has been inspected by the US Department of Agriculture 22 times since 2001," explained Burke.
"[It has been given] a total of 13 citations during that time," she added.
Burke also claimed that by simply having the animals - including a monkey, parrot, tigers and an elephant - on set, the singer and crew were exposing them to unnecessary stress.
"Animals used for entertainment... endure horrific cruelty and suffer from extreme confinement and violent training methods," she said.
"They often become stressed and anxious when hauled around and forced into unfamiliar or frightening situations."
In the past, PETA has had an amicable relationship with Perry.
The Indian branch of the organization previously gave the 'Firework' singer and her former husband Russell Brand a rescued bullock as a wedding gift when the pair married at a Rajasthan tiger reserve in 2010
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