PETA Urges Paris Hilton To Reconsider Buying $13,000 Dog

Paris Hilton bought a $13,000 dog, and PETA isn’t happy about it.

On Friday, the hotel heiress announced that she had just purchased the “world’s smallest dog,” a miniature teacup Pomeranian. But knowing her genuine heart for furry pals, the animal rights group is disappointed in Hilton’s decision.

Breeding a “teacup” sized pooch can be extremely detrimental to the health of the animal. PETA also believes “why buy a dog when there are so many in animal shelters who need to be adopted.”

PETA’s Senior Director of Communications, Colleen O’Brien tells us in a statement, “PETA knows that Paris Hilton has a good heart and likely doesn’t realize that millions of dogs in animal shelters across the country are dying for want of a good home—or that miniature or “teacup” dogs are often so inbred that they frequently suffer from painful and even life-threatening genetic defects. We’ve written to her privately to offer to fix her up with any rescue dog she might ever want in the future and are certain that, next time, she’ll open her heart and her home to a homeless animal in need.”