'Staggeringly out of touch': PETA animal rights activists target Prince William and Princess Catherine for breeding their cocker spaniel amid 'animal homelessness crisis'
PETA, an American animal rights not-for-profit, targeted the Prince and Princess of Wales after Catherine took to Instagram on Saturday to post a photo of William with the couple's dog, Orla, and her new litter of puppies.
In the sweet photo, William could be seen patting one of the chocolate-coloured puppies while two brown and black cocker spaniels from the litter pounced around him, with Orla trodding happily in the background.
Catherine posted the snap in celebration of her husband's 43rd birthday and referred to the couple's family by their initials in the caption.
"Happy birthday! Love C, G, C, L, Orla and the puppies!" Kate wrote.
The photograph is understood to have been taken one sunny day in Windsor earlier this month after Orla gave birth to four puppies in May.
William and Catherine are believed to be planning to keep one of the loveable furry friends as a companion for their three children.
And while fans of the royals took the comments praising the new four-legged additions to the Wales clan, PETA took the opposite approach.
The organisation's US programme vice presiden Elisa Allen on Thursday said the Prince and Princess of Wales should know better than to breed their dog while animal shelters in the UK are "overflowing with puppies."
"The Prince and Princess of Wales should know that shelters here and worldwide are overflowing with puppies desperate for a second chance at a loving home," Ms Allen told MailOnline.
"Churning out a litter in the midst of this animal homelessness crisis is staggeringly out of touch."
"If William is going to lead, he might well take a lesson from King Charles and Queen Camilla, who have chosen to adopt from a shelter rather than contribute to the problem."
Charles and Camilla adopted a puppy, Moley, understood to be part Jack Russell, from the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home earlier this year, six months after her previous Jack Russell, Beth, died in November 2024.
The Queen announced the new addition to her family to a group of visually impaired people with their guide dogs at the Beaney House of Art & Knowledge in February, saying Moley's breed was 'a bit of everything."
Camilla didn't reveal to the group whether the then eight-week-old puppy was a boy or girl but did disclose the inspiration behind the puppy's name.
"It's called Moley. Looks just like a mole!" she said.
The 76-year-old King and his wife also own a Jack Russell Terrier named Bluebell, who, like Beth, was from the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Meanwhile, ex-working member of the British royal family Meghan Markle's adopted beagle Guy passed away in January.
PETA gifted Prince Harry's wife a vegan leather handbag for her first birthday as a royal in August 2018.
On its website, PETA states it is not "afraid to make the difficult comparisons or say the unpopular thing" about animal welfare.
"Or point out the uncomfortable truth, if it means that animals will benefit," the statement reads.
"Our positions may be controversial, but they are always true to our driving mission: to stop animal abuse worldwide."
SkyNews.com.au has contacted Kensington Palace for comment.
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