Despite the outcry, "Roar" continues the popster's winning streak on the charts, becoming her eighth No. 1 hit, and notching 557,000 digital copies sold in its first week, breaking the record set by "Firework, on its way to selling over 1.7 million digital copies.
Her fourth studio album, Prism, hits stores Oct. 18.
UPDATE: Dr. Kwane Stewart, chief veterinary officer and national director of of the No Animals Were Harmed® program, issued the following statement: "American Humane Society was on set for the filming of ['Roar'], which used an elephant, a monkey, birds and a tiger. After reviewing the reports, we believe that the Guidelines for the Safe Use of Animals in Filmed Media were followed and that no animal was harmed in the making of this music video."
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