As Bernadette Peters was onstage promoting her pet adoption charity Broadway Barks, she was interrupted by angry protesters from the Humane Society shouting “animal abuse.”
The situation in Shubert Alley on Saturday afternoon got pretty ruff.
As actress Bernadette Peters was onstage in the Theater District between 44th and 45th Streets promoting , the annual event was interrupted by angry protesters from the Humane Society shouting “animal abuse.”“You are stomping on the chances of the animals here from being adopted!” As actress Bernadette Peters was onstage promoting her pet adoption charity Broadway Barks, the annual event was interrupted by a mob of protesters.One onlooker in the packed crowd told The Post it was “a ruckus,” and video shows attendees yelling “get out!,” as interlopers holding megaphones are dragged off by security guards. , the organization’s website says it was created to “promote the adoption of shelter animals.
As banners were raised and snatched away, “Music Man” star Sutton Foster stood onstage grimacing with her pup. Her co-star Hugh Jackman and Billy Crystal from “Mr. Saturday Night” also made appearances.
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