Outspoken animal activist group “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals” or simply “PETA” is now going after socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) who bought a purebred bulldog puppy, and apparently intends on crate-train the new pup.
The group blasted AOC because she bought the puppy instead of adopting a shelter animal. PETA wrote in a letter to the freshman congresswoman that “right this minute, on Petfinder alone, there are more than 110,000 dogs — including French bulldogs — who need homes. Animal shelters are bursting at the seams with hundreds of thousands more, many of whom will be ‘put to sleep’ for lack of a home.”
“AOC had a chance to set a compassionate, responsible example in the face of the homeless-animal crisis, but instead, she apparently inadvertently contributed to the problem,” the group claims.
The animal rights group pleaded with AOC, asking her to be “part of the solution to ending the cat- and dog-overpopulation crisis and consider setting the right example for your millions of followers by adopting a mutt and encouraging them to do the same.”
As reported by the Washington Examiner, PETA went after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in 2013 for killing a spider.