Too Hot to Handle’s Emily Miller Speaks Out Against Dog Breeding

Getting physical might be forbidden on Too Hot to Handle. Still, since a prudish robot isn’t constantly monitoring dogs, the Netflix show’s star Emily Miller reminds guardians that ‘dogs can’t use condoms!’ as she highlights the need to have companion animals spayed or neutered in a new PETA campaign.

In an accompanying video spot, the animal adoption advocate, whose late canine companion, Twix, melted the hearts of her 2 million Instagram followers, answers the internet’s most frequently asked questions about “pedigree” dogs.

“‘Pedigree’ or ‘purebred’ really means inbred – these dogs are mated with members of their own family to create certain genetic traits or appearances. It’s f***ed up to buy a dog because of how they look … We live in an image-obsessed world, and people extend this to animals, which is just so ridiculous.”
– Emily Miller

Mutts Are Healthier

As Miller points out in the video, many health problems come along with breeding dogs for certain physical attributes, including painful or chronic ailments such as hip dysplasia, blindness, deafness, heart issues, skin problems, and epilepsy. “Some breeders will literally mate dogs with their grandparents – that’s messed up,” Miller says, adding that mutts are typically “so much healthier” because they have genetic variation, which is “just one of so many reasons to put ethics over aesthetics.”

Adopt, Don’t Shop

Every year, hundreds of thousands of dogs and cats end up in shelters because there aren’t enough good homes for them. The rest struggle to survive on the streets, where they are hit by cars, are attacked by other animals and people, and suffer and die from diseases, infections, and other injuries.

That’s why PETA urges everyone to adopt animals from shelters – and never buy from breeders or pet stores, which fuel the homeless animal overpopulation crisis – and always have their animal companions spayed and neutered.

“Please, please, please adopt from a shelter. I can tell you from experience, you won’t regret it.”
– Emily Miller

The Animal Homelessness Crisis

Help Homeless Cats and Dogs in Morocco

Homeless cats and dogs in Morocco are being shot, poisoned, or left to die in cages without food or water. Please urge the Moroccan government to approach the homeless animal crisis with compassion by spaying, neutering, and tagging cats and dogs, instead of slaughtering them.