Justin Bieber has told an animal rights group to "suck it" after it criticised him for buying two designer kittens rather than re-homing cats from a shelter.
The Canadian pop star is said to have splashed out around £28,000 $35,000 on a pair of Savannah cats named Sushi and Tuna.
The kittens, which Bieber, 25, showed off on Instagram before his second wedding to model wife Hailey, 22, earlier this week, are a cross between wild and domesticated cat breeds.
People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) hit out at the singer for not inspiring his fans to adopt animals from shelters.
The group said he was instead "fuelling the dangerous demand for hybrid cats" and "contributing to the animal overpopulation crisis".
The 25-year-old responded with a post on Instagram Stories, telling Peta it can "suck it".
"PETA go focus on real problems,” he said.
"Like poaching, and animal brutality. Ur tripping because I want a specific kind of cat? U weren't tripping when I got my dog Oscar and he wasn't a rescue.. every pet we get must be a rescue?
"I believe in adopting rescues but also think there are preferences and that's what breeders are for."
Tagging the Instagram account for his kittens, Bieber wrote: "PETA go help with all of the plastic in the ocean and leave my beautiful cats alone @kittysushiandtuna."
