Overview
- Kim Kardashian posted Instagram Stories on Dec. 25 showing four Pomeranian puppies with the caption, “Each kid got a puppy.”
- PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk criticized the gifts as a missed chance to promote shelter adoptions, saying, “Puppies are not plushies.”
- The group encouraged contacting PETA or local shelters, sending the children to volunteer, and underwriting adopt-a-thons or at least one spay day.
- PETA also called out Khloé Kardashian after she revealed a black Labrador puppy for her family, with coverage noting she tagged Indiana breeder Big Creek Labradors.
- Kardashian and her representatives have not responded to requests for comment, as online debate continues over gifting pets and buying versus adopting.