PETA criticizes Sabrina Carpenter for cruel use of live birds in her Grammy performance
The organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals did not hold back in its criticism of Sabrina Carpenter’s appearance at the Grammys on Sunday night.
At one point during her performance of the song “Manchild,” the 26-year-old pop star stepped into an airplane prop during her aviation-themed act and held up a white dove.
Shortly after, PETA condemned Carpenter in a statement about X.
“Did [Sabrina Carpenter] Really bring a bird to the stage in 2026? The Manchild singer has a childish demeanor. Leave animals out of the #GRAMMYs,” the organization wrote alongside an image of the singer holding the bird during her presentation.
Above Carpenter’s image, PETA appeared to reference the lyrics of “Manchild” with the comment: “HEY SABRINA, BRINGING A LIVE BIRD TO THE GRAMMY STAGE IS STUPID, SLOW, USELESS… AND CRUEL! “Bright lights, loud noises and handling cause fear and distress to a bird that must fly free in the open sky.”
PETA and Carpenter’s representatives did not immediately respond to News’s requests for comment.
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PETA has also criticized other celebrities in the past. Late last year, PETA criticized Kim Kardashian for giving each of her young children and Kanye West (North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm) their own Pomeranian puppies for Christmas. The animal rights organization criticized the reality TV star’s older sister, Khloé Kardashian, for purchasing a black Labrador puppy for her children, True and Tatum, for the holidays.
“Puppies are not stuffed animals, and it’s a shame that Kim missed the opportunity to be a spokesperson for the shelter’s puppies and is instead rightly being criticized on social media for it,” PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk said in a statement.
Newkirk called their gifts “inexcusably insensitive” and suggested they “call PETA or a local shelter the next time you want to bring an animal into your home.”