Spears had previously received criticism from the organization when she used an albino python and a caged tiger during a performance of "I'm a Slave 4 U" at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards.
9. decembra 2008 je organizacija PETA, ki se bori za pravice živali, izdala izjavo, kjer so kritizirali Britney Spears zaradi »kruto treniranih levov in slonov« in od nje so zahtevali, da »za večno preneha z uporabo eksotičnih živali v svojih videospotih in nastopih«.