Pete Davidson clapped back at PETA via voicemail after the organization called him out for buying a puppy from a pet store instead of adopting a dog.
“Hi, my name’s Pete Davidson. This message is for Daphna. Thank you so much for making comments publicly that I didn’t adopt a dog,” he said in the leaked voicemail where he addressed PETA’s senior vice president of cruelty investigations.
He continued, “I just want to let you know I’m severely allergic to dogs, so I have to get a specific breed. I’m only not allergic to cavapoos and those types of dog, and my mom’s f—ing dog, who’s two years old, died a week prior, and we’re all so sad, so I had to get a specific dog.”
“So why don’t you do your research before you f—ing create news stories for people because you’re a boring, tired c–t. F–k you, and suck my d–k,” he concluded.
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Listen to Davidson’s scathing voicemail, below:
The Saturday Night Live alum was spotted at Citipups, a New York City pet store, with his girlfriend, Chase Sui Wonders, where he was filmed filling out paperwork and purchasing a 2-month-old cavapoo puppy on May 31.
Davidson’s reaction came after PETA’s Daphna Nachminovitch commented on the situation to TMZ on Monday (June 5).
“It’s tragic that Pete didn’t seek out a borough-born mutt from a city animal shelter because a scrappy New Yorker with charm, personality, and unconventional handsomeness could have been his perfect match,” Nachminovitch said.
She added, “Since shelters in New York and across the country are overflowing with homeless animals, PETA urges Pete to show some big heart energy by adopting, not shopping, in the future.”
Nachminovitch also said that there’s “no excuse” for not adopting a shelter dog and “propping up the puppy mill industry.”
According to Us Weekly, Davidson doubled down on his reaction to PETA’s comments on Tuesday (June 6).
“I haven’t seen my mom and sister cry like that in over 20 years. I was trying to cheer up my family. I was already upset that the store had filmed me without my permission or acknowledgment,” the King of Staten Island star explained.
He continued, “Then this organization (PETA) made a public example of us, making our grieving situation worse. I am upset. It was a poor choice of words. I shouldn’t have said what I said, but I am not sorry for standing up for myself and my family.”
In a previous Instagram post from May via his friend Dave Sirus’ account, Davidson revealed that the dog his family lost was adopted at the beginning of the pandemic and “saved their lives.”
“Not sure I’d even be around without him,” he said at the time.