TikTok star Zoe Laverne responds to accusations of abusing her cat Instagram: zoexlaverne[jwplayer ksH6zuKH] It turns out that Twitch streamer Alinity Divine isn\u2019t the only internet personality facing allegations of animal abuse; TikToker Zoe Laverne has also been met with claims of mistreating her cat after tossing her feline friend up in the air. Zoe Laverne is a popular face on TikTok, boasting over 16 million followers on the app for her viral lipsyncing clips and trendy dance routines. It\u2019s not just other TikTokers who make regular appearances in her videos, though. Laverne has likewise started showing off her new Himalayan kitten in her social media posts quite often \u2014 a critter who has become the center of controversy for the star. Like many kittens, Lavern\u2019s is quite playful, and appears to enjoy being tossed up in the air, as told by the TikToker during an Instagram live stream addressing fans\u2019 concerns over her treatment of the animal. \u201cI don\u2019t know why he makes me do it to him \u2014 like multiple times \u2014 like, he likes being thrown up in the air,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt\u2019s something that he likes. And all cats land on their feet, so I don\u2019t know why that is getting spread around, that I\u2019m like, hurting my cat. But I would never hurt my precious little baby.\u201d She held up the cat in front of the camera as if to prove her point \u2014 and despite the recent sentiments surrounding the TikToker (due to her thoughts on Charli D\u2019Amelio surpassing her in followers), it seems like fans are ready to forgive the incident and move on. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CC6Ng-knotR\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Laverne isn\u2019t the first internet star to come under fire for purported mistreatment of their pets; most notably, Twitch streamer Alinity Divine sparked backlash after tossing her pet cat over her head during a July 2019 broadcast, even prompting an outcry from PETA and an investigation from the Saskatoon SPCA. In spite of the outrage, the organization found \u201cno malicious intent\u201d regarding Alinity\u2019s treatment of her animals \u2014 but unlike the case of Zoe Laverne, this is an incident the internet won\u2019t be forgetting anytime soon. Laverne herself has returned from a social media hiatus, and appears to be unbothered by the accusations against her, even having made up with D\u2019Amelio for her past comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TikTok star Zoe Laverne responds to accusations of abusing her cat Instagram: zoexlaverne[jwplayer ksH6zuKH] It turns out that Twitch streamer Alinity Divine isn\u2019t the only internet personality facing allegations of animal abuse; TikToker Zoe Laverne has also been met with claims of mistreating her cat after tossing her feline friend up in the air. Zoe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60821\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}