Saturday 6 August 2022 05:46 PM Zac Efron is slammed by PETA for filming ad for Kodiak Cakes with captive bear: ... trends now
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Zac Efron has garnered backlash from PETA after he starred in a few ads along with a captive bear in collaboration with Kodiak Cakes.
The brand is known for having a bear on the front of its products, and in the short advertisements, a real bear is seen with the 34-year-old High School Music alum.
Profits made from the actor's promotion of the company's Keep It Wild merchandise goes to the Vital Ground Foundation, to help bears and other wildlife, reported TMZ. However, PETA calls the action, 'hypocritical.'
Backlash: Zac Efron, 34, has received backlash from PETA from filming advertisements with a captive bear
According to TMZ, PETA released a statement following the airing of the ads to condemn the use of Tank, the 27-year-old captive bear.
The bear was allegedly taken from its breeder when he was barely six weeks old, and even appeared on the series, Man Vs. Bear.
'It’s hypocritical to exploit one animal to potentially help another,' the statement read. 'No true conservation group would force captive animals to perform tricks for the camera in order to raise awareness about their wild counterparts.'
In one of the short ads, Zac could be seen
