According to CNN, Joan Jett was removed from a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade float representing South Dakota after ranchers protested her for being a vegetarian and a critic of their livestock production.
Jett is an outspoken support of PETA, which promotes animal rights and condemns factory farms and ranches.
"I've decided to switch from South Dakota to another float because people's political agendas were getting in the way of what should be a purely entertainment driven event," Jett said in a statement. "I will remain focused on entertaining the millions of people watching, who will be celebrating a great American tradition."
The article report that the rancher's trade group complained about her appearance on the float after learning she was a member of PETA and had appeared in print ads for the group.
"When we learned that about Miss Jett, we were rightly concerned about her representing South Dakota and a state that is so heavily reliant on agriculture and livestock production to drive our economy," the South Dakota Cattlemen's Association's Jodi Anderson said in a statement.
Jett will still take part in the parade on another float, which has not yet been announced. Another performer will take her place on the South Dakota float.
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