Britney Spears’ New Furry Family Member Has Drawn Criticism from Animal Rights Organizations


Animal rights activists at PETA were upset with Britney Spears after she showed an adorable picture of her new dog on Wednesday.

The 41-year-old woman shared a short video of her white puppy Snow playing around her house on Instagram.

Britney filmed her new animal friend while it chewed on a baby pacifier or sniffed the singer’s toes in a clip.

In the description, the singer wrote, “ntroducing Snow … the new edition to the family … it’s her world and we just live in it!!!”

After her post, PETA criticized the singer for making a “toxic move” by buying her fifth dog instead of rescuing one from an animal shelter.

A PETA representative told TMZ, “When influential people buy puppies, puppy mills cheer and animal shelters watch the homeless – animal crisis get even worse.”

“With this one cutesy post, Britney Spears has sentenced countless deserving dogs in shelters to more days without love, a comfy bed to curl up on, or a chance at a real life,” said a rep.

A representative for an animal rights group added, “Britney could have been a force for good and adopted, but instead she chose to be toxic, and animals will pay with their lives.”

Britney’s new pet was bought after she and her husband Sam Asghari came to an agreement about what would happen to their other dogs while the split was going on.

A source told TMZ, “The couple mutually agreed to split up their adopted dogs.”

Sam now has full control of Porsha, a Doberman, and Britney keeps Sawyer, an Australian Shepherd they got in March when they went to Maui.