Kim Kardashian’s Christmas gifts for her kids weren’t well received by everyone.
Kardashian, 45, gave each of her four kids a puppy. The reality TV star posted a story on Instagram of the four dogs, captioning it, “Each kid got a puppy.” People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) quickly snapped back
“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,” PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk told People magazine.
Puppies aren’t plushies. Kim and Khloé Kardashian missed a huge opportunity to use their platform to help shelter dogs instead of buying from breeders. Ignoring the homeless animal crisis is inexcusable. Next time, call a shelter and choose adoption. https://t.co/hHdaQ5Lb8a
— PETA (@peta) December 27, 2025
Newkirk suggested that Kardashian should “call PETA or a local shelter the next time.”
“[They can] 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,” Newkirk continued, speaking to Kardashian and her sister Khloe, 41, who also gifted her family a dog.
Newkirk also called the act of buying purebred puppies “inexcusably callous,” speaking to the Daily Mail.
Kardashian shares four children with ex Kanye West: North West, 12, Saint West, 10, Chicago West, 7, and Psalm West, 6.
The Daily Beast has reached out to Kardashian’s representatives for comment.
