This is why Taylor Swift cancelled her Melbourne Cup performance

Until now six horses have died while racing in the Melbourne Cup, including an Irish racehorse that was euthanized on the racetrack last year after breaking its shoulder.

"Taylor Swift has put money before compassion by agreeing to perform at the 2019 Melbourne Cup. An event where at least 6 horses have been KILLED over the past 6 years," the activist group wrote on Facebook.

"With such huge success already, she could easily afford to not only say NO but use the opportunity to help the horses by speaking up against horse cruelty in the racing industry," they continued. "If Taylor Swift cares at all about other animals the way she appears to care about cats, she will cancel her show and make a strong statement that animal abuse is unacceptable," they concluded. 

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