PETA Founder Said Kim Kardashian Should ‘Make Some Amends’ for Her Kids’ Christmas Gifts

This Christmas, Kim Kardashian gave each of her four children a puppy. In a photo shared to her Instagram Stories, Kardashian revealed the dogs to fans. While the kids likely loved the present, it has sparked some backlash from fans. The animal rights nonprofit organization PETA also made a statement against Kardashian’s choice of gift.

PETA criticized Kim Kardashian for the gift she gave her children

On Christmas, Kardashian revealed in her Instagram Stories that she gifted her children, North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm, Pomeranian puppies. She shared a photo of the dogs sitting in a row on the couch. 

Ingrid Newkirk, the founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), criticized Kardashian’s decision to give pets as gifts.

“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 told the Daily Mail in a statement.

She added that Kardashian should “call PETA or a local shelter the next time” she wants to bring home a pet. Newkirk also believes that Kardashian and her sister Khloé, who also gave her kids a dog, should give back to an animal shelter to make up for the presents. 

“Ignoring the homeless animals crisis is inexcusably callous, and so we ask Kim and Khloé, 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.”