'This is so wrong': Katie Price comes under fire for allowing her children to treat their pet rabbits like 'toys' after sharing a video on Instagram
- Loose Women panellist Katie posted the video on Tuesday
- It shows her children Jett and Bunny holding and kissing their pet rabbits
- The clip has attracted hundreds of negative comments from her followers
Loose Women panellist Katie Price has been slammed for allowing her children to treat their pet rabbits like 'toys' - after sharing a video on her Instagram page.
The mother-of-five posted the clip of her three-year-old son Jett and her two-year-old daughter Bunny playing with the pets on Tuesday, and it has since attracted hundreds of comments from concerned followers.
The video showed the pair holding up the rabbits and giving them kisses and finishes with Bunny patting her rabbit on the head.
Katie was branded 'cruel' by one follower, with another saying: '[You] should be teaching your kids the right way to handle them'
It has so far attracted over 186,000 views, but the reaction has been overwhelmingly negative.
One follower was shocked that Katie hadn't thought there was anything wrong with the clip.
'God that’s shocking,' she wrote in response to it. 'How you’re recording this thinking it’s cute is beyond me! I mean really!'
The mother-of-five posted the clip of her two-year-old son Jett and her three-year-old daughter Bunny playing with the pets on Tuesday
One follower said that the video of the children playing with the animals was 'uncomfortable to watch'
Another follower, its_naomi_flynn, wrote: 'No offence but they shouldn't be handling them like that. Hitting them is a sign of animal cruelty.'
And daniladyluck added: 'This is so uncomfortable to watch.'
kerryleigh86 went further, commenting: 'This is cruelty. These are baby animals and are very fragile.u can't let ur children hit these poor babies like that.what were u thinking?.its heartless and very cruel.'
Most of Katie's Instagram followers were not impressed with the video, with one commenting; 'This is so wrong'
Katie Price, pictured at This Morning studios last week, regularly shares clips of her family on her Instagram page
Another person wrote: 'I can see the children love the bunnies loads, but would definitely get them just to sit next to the bunny though and not hold them. They can die from shock. They’re not toys.'
Other comments on the Instagram video included: 'That is so wrong' and 'there's nothing cute about it'.
Katie previously shared this image of son Junior kissing one of the family's pet rabbits - but did not receive any negative reaction
Katie's oldest daughter with ex Peter Andre, Princess, has also been photographed cuddling with a pet rabbit
However, some people did defend Katie.
Donnahair13 wrote: 'The reason rabbits were very first introduced as pets were to teach children neutering skills and teach them compassion and empathy... poor old Katie getting slated for letting her children do just that... we all know she's the biggest animal fan and would never see any harm done.'
And dannii1984 added: 'I can't believe all the bad comments about the children holding the rabbits!... Bunny and jett were only petting them and giving them cuddles.'
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