TV celebrity Kim Kardashian says she would never do anything to harm an animal, after she was slammed online for posting a photo of herself on Twitter carrying a cat by the scruff of its neck.
The American socialite, who stars in the reality TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, posted a photo from a Sydney photo shoot yesterday with the caption "good kitty cat".
The photo, viewed more than 153,000 times, was slammed by some of her online fans and animal rights group PETA.
"Love you but couldn't you have held the cat a better way... :/," said Strawbery182.
"I hope she only held that cat like that for a second. Because that can seriously harm the poor kitty. Don't get me wrong. I love kim but I would never do that to the poor kitten," CPID commented.
PETA Australia spokesman Jason Baker said Kardashian "isn't the only person who mistakenly thinks that because a mother cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neck that a supportive hand under the rump isn't needed".
"But I'll bet plenty of fans have let her know - nicely, we hope!" he added.
The RSPCA said it would be happy to advice Kardashian on "proper animal handling techniques".
"While it's not cool to scruff a cat, ideally Kim should be supporting the cat's body weight," a spokeswoman for the animal charity said.
"Kim nor the cat looked comfortable and the RSPCA would be happy to advice her on proper animal handling techniques."
Kardashian, who is rumoured to be dating Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, was quick to respond to the criticism, saying in an online blog that the cat was "not harmed in any way".
"I have been getting negative comments regarding the way I was holding the kitty, but rest assured, the owner and vet were on set and showed me how to pick him up," she wrote.
"I love animals and would never do anything to harm any animals."
Kardashian, 29, is in Australia to launch a new Optus mobile phone. The mobile phone carrier is also a sponsor of RSPCA through its employee volunteer program.
An Optus spokeswoman said the photo shoot was not organised by Optus and it had nothing further to add to Kardashian's reply.
Source: smh.com.au
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