PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk issued a statement saying “Puppies are not plushies” and urged the reality star to consider adoption from shelters instead of buying purebred dogs from breeders.
The organization also suggested that Kim and her sister Khloé Kardashian, who also gifted a puppy, could help by supporting animal-welfare efforts like shelter volunteering or adoption drives.
There’s something quietly layered about this moment — a picture that felt sweet to some and thoughtless to others. The image of tiny Pomeranians nestled together on Christmas Day was meant to read as joy and abundance, but underneath it stirred a broader conversation about what gifts really mean when they involve another life. PETA’s response — “Puppies are not plushies” — strikes not because it’s harsh, but because it reminds us of a tension we rarely name: the difference between giving love and giving responsibility in a world where both are in short supply. When we unwrap living creatures as gifts, we are also unpacking questions about duty, belonging, and the shared stakes of care that stretch beyond festive moments.
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