Hell hath no fury like ... scorned South Dakota farmers and ranchers? 

Some South Dakota farmers and ranchers are upset by the selection of singer-guitarist Joan Jett, a vegetarian and animal rights advocate, to perform on the state's float in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, according to the Associated Press. 

The float, Mount Rushmore American Pride, is supposed to promote South Dakota tourism and the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, at the annual parade in New York.

"Her agenda through PETA does not represent South Dakota," state Sen. Larry Rhoden, who's also a rancher, told the Rapid City Journal. "The organization is obviously very anti-ag. They are very misinformed on the ag industry and the animal ag industry."

South Dakota Cattlemen's Association president, Cory Eich said Wednesday he thinks it was a mistake to select Jett because she is a supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which promotes a vegetarian diet and criticizes livestock production practices. 

"To me, it seems like a huge blunder," Eich told the AP. "I guess I couldn't disapprove more. I don't understand what they were thinking."

State Tourism Secretary Jim Hagen said the state, which paid $175,000 to be in the parade, had sought different performers for its float but they were not available, leading to the selection of Jett and the Blackhearts.

"It's not because of any ill will Macy's is trying to create or anything," Hagen said. "They were just trying to do what they thought would be a great artist for us."

Kristen Foster, a spokeswoman for Jett, said that the singer had her band has played in South Dakota countless times and is a fan of the state. Jett just accepted a gracious offer to appear on South Dakota's float, she said.

Dan Mathews, senior vice president of PETA, said the livestock industry is being defensive because it is the South Dakota industry most destructive to the environment, human health and animals.

"We're surprised that ranchers want to draw attention to themselves by being crybabies over the appearance of a vegetarian icon such as Joan Jett on the state's float," Mathews said in an email, according to the AP.

The parade is watched by millions in New York and has a nationwide audience of about 50 million.

"It's never been about the artist for us in terms of who's on that float. It's about the fact that Mount Rushmore and South Dakota can be seen and heard by tens of millions of people," the tourism secretary said.