Perez Hilton Buys Designer Pup, Then Speaks Out About Puppy Mills?
 Sunday, April 27th, 2008 

Don't expect blogger Perez Hilton to practice what he preaches.  Perhaps in an attempt to counteract the typical venom he selectively spews at Hollywood F-listers, Perez has created a relatively new section on his "Hollywood's Most Hated" blog dedicated to "Inspiration."  In a recent post, he lists the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)'s very worthy campaign to stop Puppy Mills.  I'm sure it is pure coincidence that it's the same month Oprah Winfrey spoke out about it.

Now, you know that stopping the cruelty of puppy mills and overzealous cat and dog breeders has long been a cause of ours at ConnieTalk.  And we find it sad that Perez is taking credit for supporting this cause when it was only six months ago that he was openly bragging about buying a "Grade A" Goldendoodle puppy from a dog breeding kennel.

He'd said he found the pup by searching "small," "cute" and "smart" on Google.  Many of his commenters to the post had as sharp a memory on this as we did:

Which is pretty hilarious considering YOU, mr hilton, didn't adopt your dog, g said.

Ya and where did you get your pup, a**face?  lynn said.

Perez, it seems like you should heed your own advice; your own precious Teddy, being a "designer breed," is most likely a puppy mill product.  You paid a pretty penny for a mutt when you could've saved a life by adopting from a shelter, Mary said.

I agree that puppy mills are horrible.  BUT.  Didn't YOU get your dog from a breeder?  SHAME ON YOU!  ADOPT FROM A SHELTER.  DON'T BUY FROM BREEDERS!  Michelle said.

I guess this is your way of being a humanitarian, at least in your mind...The Humane Society is a good cause, a better cause would be if you actually did what you print - [isn't] your dog from a puppy mill?  To support the Humane Society in stopping puppy mills would be adopting a dog/puppy from a pound, charitable said.


1.  Puppy mills are a serious problem.

2.  Stray pets and pet overpopulation are also very serious issues that can only be addressed by knowing the facts, and deciding not to add to the statistics.

3.  Other helpful links:  PETA on Animal Birth Control, MLAR.org, the HSUS' pledge, SaveOurStrays, PetFinder.com, AnimalShelter.org.

Comments > >