Here are some photos of Kim Kardashian with her four children on Christmas Eve. The Kardashian-Jenners always throw a huge family-and-friends party on Christmas Eve, and they always get all dressed up, even the kids. It used to strike me as excessive and dumb, but they’ve been doing it for so many years, I’ve gotten used to it and I actually think it’s a little bit nice? Kim wore a vintage Thierry Mugler dress to the event and her kids looked happyish and healthy. One thing I’ll give the klan is that all of the sisters adore their nieces and nephews and all of the cousins seem close too. Now for the bad news! Kim gave her children special gifts for Christmas: each child received a Pomeranian puppy.
Kim Kardashian was harshly critiqued by PETA after she gifted her four children each a new Pomeranian puppy on Christmas.
“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,” Ingrid Newkirk, the founder of the organization, told the Daily Mail Sunday.
“Ignoring the homeless animals crisis is inexcusably callous,” Newkirk stated, urging the SKIMS founder “to call PETA or a local shelter the next time [she] wants to bring an animal into [her] home.”
Additionally, Newkirk told the outlet that the Kardashian, 45, can “make some amends now by sending their kids to volunteer at a local shelter.” She also suggested the reality star can fund “a local shelter adopt-a-thon or at least one spay day to help stop the growing homeless puppy crisis.”
The “Kardashians” star came under fire after she shared a photo of four puppies snuggled up together via her Instagram Stories. “Each kid got a puppy,” she wrote over the snap.
Kardashian shares four kids — North West, 12, Saint, 10, Chicago, 7, and Psalm, 6 — with her ex-husband, Kanye West.
Newkirk also called out Kim’s sister Khloé Kardashian, 41, for welcoming a black Labrador puppy into her family.
I won’t defend Kim whatsoever – it’s incredibly dumb to give each child a puppy in general. And specifically, it’s a bad idea because Kim has a terrible record with family pets. I still remember poor Mercy Kardashian-West. Now, Kylie has a good record with dogs – Kylie loves her dogs and she really cares for them and she’s a good dog-mama. Kim… will probably not teach her kids to properly care for those puppies.
Photos courtesy of Kim’s Instagram.
Omg Kim with the duck lips! She really is so ridiculous at her big age.
Okay, inappropriateness of giving all your children puppies for an holiday aside, you can’t bully people into adopting shelter dogs. They either have it in their heart or they don’t, and Kim clearly does not. These living creatures who require constant love and care are nothing but designer accessories to her.
It is not necessarily about having a heart. People should have the freedom to adopt OR shop RESPONSIBLY. The truth is that not everyone is cut out to rehabilitate and rehome a rescue/shelter dog but can be excellent pet owners with the support and education provided by a competent, caring preservation breeder.
No competent breeder would ever sell four puppies at the same time to a single family though. Littermate syndrome is real, and ONE puppy is a lot of work. Four is an insane amount of work, even with staff and kids to help clean up, feed, and train.
God knows where Kim finds these people willing to sell her dogs too. Given her very public record of not taking care of her dogs, no caring breeder would do business with her.
All of this. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again (and I know I’ll get hate for it) but purebreds are not why we have an explosion of unwanted pets. We have an explosion of unwanted pets because too many people neglect to spay/neuter their pets and/or are far too quick to abandon them on a whim instead of treating them like a lifetime commitment. That being said, it is so SO important to find a responsible, registered breeder. DO YOUR RESEARCH. And I personally don’t think pets should be given as gifts. They are living things, not a pair of shoes.
This. I worked for a no-kill shelter, and am a huge dog lover. I have had many dogs in my life, and exactly one puppy. They are a nightmare if you don’t know what you are doing. Hell, even if you do!
All of my subsequent dogs have been adopted as adults. I will never have another puppy. It makes me laugh to think of her immaculate house with four puppies running around. That is an interesting choice.
You all make great points, and I’ll emphasize: People need to be just as realistic about the needs of puppies and dogs as they are with children. As the raised-on-golden-retrievers stereotype, I understand wanting a specific breed with a specific temperament. Shelter dogs’ temperaments vary drastically, and many of them come with specific challenges due to the way they were raised. You’ve got to put the time in BEFORE you rescue to make sure the dog fits in with your family and lifestyle, especially if there are kids around.
Now, because the Kardashians are trash human beings, they clearly treat puppies/dogs like just another accessory that can be bought on a whim. While they have the money, time, and help to platform responsible dog ownership, they choose not to in favor of this gross Mar-a-Lago excessiveness. As a lifelong dog lover who currently has two rescues and two breeder dogs (and two more children, HA!) I am disgusted. But when it comes to this family, it’s just another day that ends in “Y”.
Four puppies are a lot to deal with. She should have just adopted one puppy for the children. Who is going to be taking care of them because it’s not going to/can’t be the children.
Let’s face it, the staff will take care of the dogs and clean up the poop when they go all over the house. Eventually the dogs will go home to live with the staff
Yeah. My sister got a puppy right before Christmas and it’s a lot! I cannot imagine 4 at the same time. Just hope they pay someone to help and care for the puppies. And yeah, I like the recommendations they gave Kim. Volunteer at a shelter. Donate tons of money to shelters. Tons.
It is hard to imagine four school-aged children (from 6 to 12), who must also do homework after school, being equally prepared to assume the responsibility of young dogs.
You forget the grueling schedule of becoming pre-teen influencers. Someone else is doing their homework.
Sorry for my ignorance so whats wrong with getting these puppies? Do they never deserve a home either ? Where are they suppose to go?
They are from bred dogs. We don’t need to be breeding dogs when millions sit unwanted in shelters, waiting to be euthanized.
Of course they deserve homes, but purebred puppies rarely have trouble finding one. Reputable breeders more often than not actually have waitlists for new litters.
The assumption is that if people didn’t buy a purebred, they’d adopt instead. I’m sure that’s sometimes the case, but not always. Some people grow up with a breed and fall in love with it. Some people just want a dog and will be happy with a rescue but others *only* want, say, a golden retriever because that’s what they’ve had their whole lives.
I tried so hard to adopt a pet during the pandemic but was rejected repeatedly because I am older, single, and live in an apartment. I eventually bought a cat from a breeder.
Yes this happened to me, too–although it was pre-pandemic. I wrote honestly on an application that we allow our cats outside within a COMPLETELY ENCLOSED area with literally no ability for the cat to escape. They told me my app was rejected because it’s against their policy to allow their cats outside under any circumstances–even on a catio. I ended up going with a breeder, too. The application process from the cattery was very strict/thorough and you do have to sign a contract that agrees to spay/neuter, not declaw, relinquish the cat to the breeder if I can no longer care for him etc but they were fine with me allowing the cat on the catio, although they asked to see pics of it.
I understand why shelters are so strict because rescuers put up with a lot of shit and see so much sadness–they really put their whole heart and soul into rescuing–but the application process can be really discouraging sometimes.
Get one puppy at a time. Love it, care for it, spay/neuter it.
Pure bred or rescue isn’t the issue.
Four itty bitty puppies as gifts for young children is a poor choice.
Those puppies deserve better. And shame on the breeder for not vetting buyers!
No breeder is going to say no to Kim Kardashian and her money. They are, after all, in it for the money.
I breed and show Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, and there is no amount of money she could pay to get one of my dogs given her history. Plus, if I were that stupid, all of the dog clubs I belong to would bring ethics charges against me before the ink was dry on the sales contract.
She is undoubtedly buying from an irresponsible producer or puppy broker. No reputable breeder would ever need to work with a puppy broker to sell dogs.
I cannot wait to see what happens when those dogs start to lose their hair, a common issue in Poms. Their coats need a lot of maintenance that I am sure no one in that house will do.
Yeah, I would say that maybe two puppies at once could be doable for experienced dog owners, but 4? With the intended caregivers being children who don’t seem to have ever had a pet before? Irresponsible. I think CA probably has stricter laws than most states when it comes to combatting puppy mills, but there are still a lot of breeders who are barely a step above that.
Kim’s all about looks and these dogs are also about looks and not about taking home 4 dogs to look and care after them. She might think this is so that her kids can be responsible, but no, she got for of them, knowing very well none of them are responsible now and in case none of them will be, she got all the staff to look after them. No one is ever gonna wake up at 12/3/5 in the morning to take them out. She is not going to train them herself, she’s got a beauty routine going on. Let the staff wake up and train them and pick up the sht. No one in their right mind is gonna get 4 puppies without experience and not living like, on a farm. Are you evn allowed to have 4 dogs in city regulations?
Well, at least these dogs are alive, unlike the pelts she wears on her body.
But for how long? Kim killed a kitten at one point, but memories are short.
TBH I’m very disappointed/disheartened by all the comments defending “ethical” breeding. How can it ever be ethical when it’s cruel to the mother dog? When profit will always supersede concern for the welfare of the offspring? When the shelters are full of loving, deserving pups?
Finally breed specific rescues exist for those seeking purebreds. And why do breed specific rescues exist? Precisely be purebreds purchased from breeders (who do not evaluate the suitably of any buyer with cash) are regularly abandoned.
Please please please evaluate all potentials for adopting before supporting the breeder industry.
I have been a foster pup mom for 15 years for our local no-kill shelter. I have a ton of experience with multiple pups. It’s a 24 hr job with pee, poop, vomit, crying, barking, feeding and training. I love doing it but it takes a lot of patience and discipline, two things I doubt she possesses. Four pups and four kids under 12 is basically like having 8 pups. Our shelter would never allow 4 siblings to go to the same household.
Littermate syndrome occurs when two or more puppies from the same litter (or even a parent and offspring) grow up together and develop unhealthy dependencies and behavioral issues. This isn’t just about minor sibling squabbles; these dogs can end up in serious, often violent fights. One dog will typically become dominant, and the other submissive, but in many cases, both will compete for leadership, resulting in aggressive behavior. These fights can escalate to the point where one or both dogs must be rehomed or even euthanized.