Chloe Ferry slammed by fans and animal charity after boyfriend gifts her controversial and ‘cruel’ dog breed
CHLOE Ferry has been criticised by fans and animal charity Peta after her boyfriend surprised her with a new French bulldog puppy.
The Geordie Shore star’s dog Ivy died in October leaving her devastated. In a bid to cheer Chloe up, her boyfriend Alex Swinney bought her a pup she’s named Olive.
Seeing her other dog Narla playing with the new addition immediately brightened Chloe’s mood and she told fans: “After losing my baby Ivy I wasn’t sure I was ready but my boyfriend SURPRISED me with this little one.
“I can’t tell you how happy I am to finally see Narla with her spark back again, just seeing her play has fulfilled my heart so much.
“From grieving to growing she accepted her new sister right away meet baby OLIVE.”
While many fans heaped praise on her property developer partner for the gift and complimented the cute pup, others, including charity Peta, made their reservations known.
The animal charity commented: “Your boyfriend needs to rethink this. French bulldogs struggle to just breathe, let alone live a happy and healthy life.
“Buying one neglects the tens of thousands of homeless dogs in shelters just waiting to be adopted [broken heart emoji] Tell him to adopt next time.”
Others echoed the sentiment, with one writing: “Puppies are cute, but so, so sad to see people buying breeds with breathing impairments who will never be able to fully enjoy what it means to be a dog. Please stop buying and promoting breathing impaired breeds
“Blue is one of the worst choices when it comes to health issues…”
Another said: “Frenchies can barely breathe, and buying one keeps it going. Shelters are full [broken heart emoji] Adopt next time.”
A third wrote: “If you buy a Frenchie you are asking for heartache. The breeds are not meant to mix and that causes defects. It’s sad but true. Its unfortunate they have become the ultimate chav accessory. Poor babies.”
French Bulldogs are renowned for having breathing difficulties due to the way they’re bred to have flat faces.
They have greater chance of contracting a variety of health conditions and, according to Peta, brachycephalic dogs (flattened faces) have, on average, 40 per cent shorter lifespans than other dogs.
They also struggle to give birth due to the large shape of their heads and narrow hips.
Meanwhile, when Ivy died, Chloe told her followers that the pooch “couldn’t stop being sick” prior to its passing.
She wrote: “Pftt, losing a pet is so hard, it’s just like a human and it [the emotion] comes in waves when you least expect it.
“One day you’re alright the next you’re not.
“Today I’ve just tried to get on with jobs, my house has been a mess, so I’ve tried to clean it.
“It has actually made us feel a little bit better but then you sit and overthink everything, and think could I have done more.
“What makes it worse for me, my other dog Narla, she doesn’t understand.
“I had Ivy first so Ivy was always independent, she didn’t need Narla, but Narla came second and needs Ivy.”