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PETA slams Justin Bieber for posing with chained tiger

'Sorry' hitmaker Justin Bieber has been criticised by animal rights organisation PETA for posing with a chained tiger at his father's recent engagement party.

Bieber was back in Toronto, Canada over the weekend to celebrate his dad Jeremy Bieber's engagement to longtime girlfriend Chelsey Rebelo, and he took photographs next to a Bengal tiger.

A spokesperson for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals group explained that the exotic animal was borrowed from a local zoo for another event, namely an art show called Nyotaimori Celebrating Life Love And Art, that was taking place at the same private residence and the owner of the tiger was recently charged with five counts of animal cruelty. 

PETA's Senior Vice President Lisa Lange slammed Bieber for snapping pictures with the tiger and sharing them online, and said: "Justin Bieber is lucky not to have had his throat torn out by this stressed captive tiger."

"Tigers used for photo ops are torn away from their mothers shortly after birth, and the Bowmanville Zoo, in particular, was caught whipping one tiger more than 17 times, even after the cat was lying on his back in a position of submission and fear. This is why PETA urges everyone to stay far away from cruel and dangerous big-cat photo ops and also why we're asking Justin to vow that this will be his last time promoting these types of abusive outfits."

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