PETA has torched Kim Kardashian after she gave each of her four children Pomeranian puppies for Christmas.
The reality star, 45, introduced four dogs into her family this past week – and faced furious backlash by netizens over her decision to get her children a live animal as a present.
Khloe Kardashian, 41, also got a new dog for her family during the holiday season – a pooch she obtained from a breeder.
Now Ingrid Newkirk, the founder of PETA, has issued a statement decrying Kim’s present and standing by those who ‘rightly slammed’ the star.
Newkirk also called out Khloe for failing to adopt a dog from a local shelter.
‘Puppies are not plushies, and it’s a damn shame that Kim missed the chance to be a spokesperson for shelter pups and instead is being rightly slammed on social media for that,’ Newkirk said in a statement obtained by The Daily Mail.
PETA has called out Kim and Khloe Kardashian after they welcomed puppies into their family for Christmas
Kim announced she had given each one of her four children a Pomeranian puppy for Christmas
‘Ignoring the homeless animals crisis is inexcusably callous, and so we ask Kim and Khloe, who did the same thing, to call PETA or a local shelter the next time they want to bring an animal into their home—and try to make some amends now by sending their kids to volunteer at a local shelter or paying for a local shelter adopt-a-thon or at least one spay day to help stop the growing homeless puppy crisis.’
Kim faced the wrath of netizens after she announced each one of her children had received a puppy on Christmas.
In one snap, which showed all four of the dogs cuddled up together on her cozy couch, she wrote, ‘Each kid got a puppy.’
Kim has four children, daughters North West, 12, and Chicago, seven, and sons Saint, ten, and Psalm, six, with her ex-husband Kanye West.
Some fans took to Reddit to criticize her gifting decision.
‘Puppies are not Christmas gifts for kids,’ one Reddit user wrote.
Another agreed, ‘Animals and pets are not gifts unless someone has really wanted that pet and will truly look after it. This is f**ked up.’
‘If they each got a puppy then it’s not special at all. How will they learn to love one pet as siblings when they each get a personal dog like it’s a Tamagotchi?’ someone else typed.
The reality TV star (seen recently) also has dogs Sushi and Sake, whom she adopted with her sister Kourtney Kardashian in mid 2017
One user commented: ‘They don’t realize what a big responsibility having a pet is, they just have it for show and cause it’s small and cute and it’s something kids want but when the pup grows up they no longer care for it. Absolutely ridiculous.’
‘This is honestly so sad,’ another person chimed in.
Someone else seconded, ‘This is wrong on every level in every conceivable way.’
The four new additions to the family aren’t the only Pomeranians that Kardashian owns.
She also has dogs Sushi and Sake, whom she adopted with her sister Kourtney Kardashian in mid 2017.
In 2022, she came under fire after she appeared to show the dogs living in her garage.
At the time, her daughter North, who shares a TikTok account with her mother, posted a video on the social media app that showed the pets walking around the garage in tiny coats.
The dogs appeared to be in a large pen with pee pads inside.
Khloe also expanded her growing family with a dog this Christmas
The video, which seemed to be showing off the pups’ festive setup, included a mini Christmas tree and stockings.
But it was met with fierce backlash as many fans called out the SKIMS founder for not providing her dogs with a better living arrangement.
Kim’s brood wasn’t the only one receiving a new furry friend – Khloe also welcomed a Labrador dog named Peppermint into her family for Christmas.
‘I am going to cry she’s the best in the world,’ she gushed.
She also tagged Big Creek Labradors, a Labrador retriever breeder based in Indiana.
Khloe’s daughter True, seven, and Tatum, three, had been asking for a puppy Christmas, but there’s an even deeper meaning behind the canine.
Little Peppermint has been acclimating to her new family
Khloe shared video of True playing on her swing set beside the new Labrador
One of the family’s Russian Blue cats was also adjusting to her new fur sibling
The Good American founder previously owned a black lab named Gabbana, who died in 2018 at the age of fourteen.
Khloe penned an emotional tribute to Gabbana after his passing, calling the pooch her ‘first child’.
‘Last night my sweet Gabbana passed away. She was more than a pet. She was my first child, my companion and my friend…’ she wrote at the time.
‘I never thought I would be this devastated over loosing [sic] a dog but 14 years, is a long time together. She filled a significant role in my life and I’m forever grateful. I love you Goober!! I’ll remember you always!’
Meanwhile, Peppermint is now adjusting to his new family, with Khloe posting videos of True and Tatum getting to know the dog.
One of the family’s Russian Blue cats is also acclimating with her new fur sibling – one photo showed the feline curiously watching Peppermint resting from atop her chair.
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