Kim Kardashian is celebrating family joy, sharing the love with her four children and introducing new furry members to the Kardashian household. The Instagram post featuring 'welcome to the fam' shows a mother creating magical Christmas memories for her kids.
The internet is NOT letting this go. Commenters are dragging Kim for getting FOUR puppies ('girl u do not need 4 dogs'), and animal rights activists are still furious months after the December reveal. PETA called her 'callous' and now people are dredging up that 2022 garage video drama all over again.
PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk told the Daily Mail in December: 'Puppies are not plushies, and it's a damn shame that Kim missed the chance to be a spokesperson for shelter pups.' Kardashian posted the Christmas puppy reveal on Instagram Stories in December 2025, then shared the group photos on Saturday, March 8, 2026.
Kim Kardashian doubled down. She knew PETA dragged her in December, she saw the backlash over her garage dogs in 2022, and she posted those puppies anyway. That's a choice β and the internet definitely has thoughts.
Kim Kardashian is daring PETA to say it again. The Skims co-founder posted two group photos of four tiny Pomeranian puppies on her Instagram Saturday, simply captioning the moment "welcome to the fam." The images show all four puppies seated side by side β a festive introduction of the newest members of the Kardashian-West household. But beneath the cute factor lies a months-long controversy that Kim clearly isn't letting rain on her parade.
The puppies were Christmas gifts β one for each of Kardashian's four children. North West, 12, Saint, 10, Chicago, 8, and Psalm, 6 β all received their own Pomeranian from mom this holiday season. Kardashian first revealed the controversial gift on her Instagram Stories back in December with a simple "Each kid got a puppy." But that reveal sparked immediate backlash from animal rights advocates who expected more from someone with her massive platform.
PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk didn't hold back, calling the decision "callous" in a statement to the Daily Mail. "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," Newkirk fired. The organization also urged Kardashian to "call PETA or a local shelter the next time [she] wants to bring an animal into [her] home." That's not exactly the endorsement letter Kim's PR team was hoping for.
The Instagram comments on Saturday's post were brutal. One user wrote, "girl u do not need 4 dogs" while another ominously commented, "I hope I see these dogs in 10-15 years with you ugh." Not everyone was hating though β Vanessa Bryant dropped a "Omg. They're so cute! π₯°" for what it's worth. But the critical voices are drowning out the support, and honestly? They've got receipts from Kim's past.
This isn't even the first time Kardashian has faced heat for her dog situation. Back in December 2022, she posted and then deleted a TikTok video showing her two Pomeranians β Sushi and Sake β apparently living in her garage. The video revealed the dogs' "Christmasy setup" with stockings, mini Christmas trees, tiny coats, a large pen, and pee pads. The internet absolutely torched her. "They have acres of land but they keep dogs in their garage smh," one commenter wrote. Another quipped, "probably bc it doesn't fit the 'aesthetic' lol." That video is gone now, but the memory β and the receipts β live forever on the internet.
So yeah, Kim knew exactly what she was doing posting those puppies. She remembered 2022. She remembers December 2025. And she posted anyway. That's either confidence or a calculated risk β depends on who you ask. But one thing's for certain: PETA isn't done, the comments aren't stopping, and those four Pomeranians just became the most famous puppies in celebrity news.