Demi Lovato faces heat for roasting turkey weeks after posing with one at sanctuary

Gulf Today Report

Social media users have accused singer Demi Lovato of hypocrisy for eating a turkey weeks after posing with one at a sanctuary for farm animals.

Earlier this month, the singer and actor went to California's Farm Sanctuary, which is often called the US’ “largest and most effective farm animal rescue and protection organisation."

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Lovato posed cuddling a turkey for a photograph at the farm that was then posted to the sanctuary’s Instagram page on Thanksgiving (Nov.26).

It was accompanied by a caption detailing statistics about turkey killing, and advocated people to adopt one instead of eating one.

However, soon after her animal activism, the ‘Cool for the Summer’ went on to post a photo of the turkey she roasted and ate for Thanksgiving, which didn't go down well with her followers.

It’s unclear whether Lovato knew this photo was going to be used on the Farm Sanctuary’s Instagram page. 

The sanctuary’s post hails the singer as a “compassionate ambassador” for the organisation. 

Many have pointed to the contradictory message conveyed by the two photos.

"I ain’t trying to control what she eats but she/her PR team could do a better job controlling what social causes her image is attached to," one social media user wrote.

Another added: "If you can’t/don’t want to be vegan, then taking a photo shoot at a vegan rescue looks like performative clout chasing."

One tweeter mocked: “Demi Lovato adopting a turkey to cook it anyway has sent me, I’m spiralling."

“She shouldn’t be on this page,” an angry follower of the Farm Sanctuary account wrote underneath the photo.