Justin Bieber shared a not-so-feline-friendly message with PETA on Friday (Oct. 4) after the animal rights organization publicly disapproved of his purchase of two partially exotic kittens that cost $35,000 in total: “PETA can suck it.”
PETA senior vice president Lisa Lange originally told People in an article posted Friday morning that the “I Don’t Care” artist doesn’t care about the “animal overpopulation crisis.” “Justin Bieber could inspire his fans around the world to save a life adopting a cat from a local animal shelter -- rather than fueling the dangerous demand for hybrid cats, contributing to the animal overpopulation crisis, and proving that when it comes to helping animals, his stance so far is ‘I don’t care,’” Lange said.
But the “Sorry” singer is not apologizing anytime soon for Sushi and Tuna, his two kittens that already have 273,000 smitten Instagram followers on their verified account @kittysushiandtuna. After posting a screenshot of the original People story, Bieber wrote, “PETA can suck it.”