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\nPETA is calling out Kim Kardashian after she gifted each of her four children their own puppy for ChristmasPETA founder Ingrid Newkirk spoke out about the gifts, saying that “puppies are not plushies”Kim shares kids North, 12, Saint, 10, Chicago, 7, and Psalm, 6, with ex-husband Kanye West<\/p>\n
PETA is calling out Kim Kardashian<\/a> after she gifted each of her four children their own puppy for Christmas<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n In a statement shared with PEOPLE on Sunday, Dec. 28, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) founder Ingrid Newkirk spoke out about Kim’s gifts to her children<\/a>: North, 12, Saint, 10, Chicago, 7, and Psalm, 6, all of whom she shares with ex-husband Kanye West<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Puppies are not plushies, and it\u2019s 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 said.\n<\/p>\n Kim Kardashian shares a photo of her kids’ puppies on Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n Kim Kardashian\/Instagram<\/p>\n Newkirk also advocated for Kim, 45, and her sister Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian<\/a> \u2014 who also gifted a dog to her family for Christmas \u2014 to “call PETA or a local shelter the next time” they want to add another dog to their family.\n<\/p>\n “[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,” the PETA founder said.\n<\/p>\n A representative for Kim Kardashian did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.\n<\/p>\n Kim shared a series of Instagram Stories on Christmas, revealing that her family has grown to include four small Pomeranian puppies: two with dark fur, one with a cream coat, and one with sable fur.\n<\/p>\n On a photo of all four dogs together, Kim wrote, “Each kid got a puppy.”\n<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Khlo\u00e9, 41, also shared photos of a black Labrador retriever puppy on her Instagram Stories on Dec. 25,\u00a0revealing her family got the dog as a Christmas gift<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kim and her children have posted photos of their pet lizards over the years, including a bearded dragon named\u00a0Speed<\/a>. They also have several other Pomeranians, including\u00a0two that joined the family in 2019<\/a>. Kim additionally has a Pomeranian named\u00a0Sushi<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n The Kardashian-Jenner family as a whole has acquired a number of\u00a0pets over the years<\/a>,\u00a0including dogs, cats, reptiles and even horses.\u00a0Kylie Jenner<\/a>, Kim and Khlo\u00e9’s youngest sibling, has a multitude of dogs, while sister Kendall Jenner<\/a> owns a horse named Arizona.\n<\/p>\n