Kim Kardashian got in trouble with PETA. After a photoshoot in Australia, Kim Kardashian was snapped holding a cat by the scruff of its neck. Not sure what kind of symbolic nonsense KK was going for here, but PETA was NOT amused. The agency issued a statement to Kim saying she was mistreating the cat.

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PETA wrote:

Kim 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.”

Kim Kardashian as quick to respond on her blog (thankfully not Twitter) and told the masses:

“Rest assured, the owner and vet were on set and showed me how to pick him up. The cat was not harmed in any way and is perfectly fine! I love animals and would never do anything to harm any animals.”

What do you think? Should Kim have not held the cat by the scruff of its neck?

Photos: Kim Kardashian.com, Bauer Griffin

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