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Katie Price offered £5,000 to stop owning pets as animal charity makes desperate plea to star after string of deaths
The former glamour model revealed if she plans to get another dog
KATIE Price has been offered £5,000 to stop owning pets in a desperate bid by an animal charity.
It comes as the former glamour model, 45, has come under fire in the past after the deaths of at least seven pets in her care.
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In January, Katie welcomed a £1,200 Sphynx kitten in the same month that she gave away her latest puppy Tank, because the pooch "doesn't look cute on Instagram" anymore.
Following the news that Katie has bought yet another animal, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has offered the TV personality £5,000 in exchange for signing a legally binding agreement promising never to acquire another animal.
PETA said that "things have gone horribly wrong with many of the animals under her supervision" – with at least seven dying, while others have been sold or given away.
Despite these issues and much public criticism, the model continues to obtain new pets, prompting PETA’s proposition.
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In a letter to the star, they wrote: “While your intentions may be good, the ever-growing number of animals who have either died under your supervision or been given away is impossible to ignore, and people are rightly concerned."
"Whatever you may offer as reasons for their suffering, relinquishment, or demise, the fact is that you are consistently harming these sensitive, sentient individuals, and I hope you agree that this is a solution,” the PETA Vice President Elisa Allen added.
The letter goes on to say that Katie's acceptance of the proposal would be applauded by her fans and send a strong message about the importance of acting in the best interests of animals.
PETA – whose motto reads, in part, “that animals are not ours to abuse in any way” – notes that life with an animal companion can be extremely rewarding, but it’s also a huge responsibility that takes time, resources, patience, and commitment.
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Pet nightmare
In June of last year, Katie’s protection dog Blade was hit by a car.
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The tragedy happened just seven months after another of Katie's dogs, Sharon, was killed on the same road.
The year before that, a delivery driver hit her Alsatian, Queenie, who was gifted to her by ex Kieran Hayler on her 38th birthday.
In 2020, a second Alsatian, Sparkle, was hit by a car after escaping onto the A24.
And months later, French Bulldog Rolo suffocated after being squashed underneath a chair.
Katie also had to give away an out-of-control Alsatian, Bear, for attacking other animals.
While the TV personality hasn't said much about her new cat, she discussed her latest dog with her sister Sophie.
Speaking on their podcast, , she explained: “Fifteen minutes before I come on here, I get a call from a friend across the road, ‘Kate, someone has just given me a puppy, they can’t have it, can you have it?’
"I am like, ‘What is it?' 'A Black Labrador,’ and I went, ‘Aw I really can’t have any more dogs,’ and I said, 'Just bring it over.'
“So I have got a nine-week-old Labrador puppy. They had puppies, sold it to someone and they got it for their kid who has got autism but the kid is going absolutely mad with it.
"They have had it three weeks, the puppy must be 12 weeks, sorry. Tiny it is.
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“I said, ‘Bring it around, so I have rescued a dog.'"
Her sister Sophie questioned why she would get another one and she told her: “I couldn’t say no, it turned up and needs a home, so I have rescued a black Labrador pup."
Katie's troubled pet history
November 2017
One of Katie's horses was killed on the A24 after it broke lose from its field. She announced the death on social media and said she was devastated.
February 2018
Katie's dog Queenie was hit by a car near her home, with the former model blaming a delivery driver for leaving the gate open.
November 2018
Katie claimed the family's pet chameleon, called Marvin, died from a broken heart after her children Junior and Princess moved in with her ex husband Peter Andre.
February 2020
Her Alsatian Sparkle lost her life after getting loose and being hit by a car. Katie posted the news on social media but was hammered by fans who called for her to be more careful.
July 2020
Fans rounded on Katie after her daughter Princess's puppy Rolo suffocated. JRC Bullies who gifted the dog to Katie were furious and said: "We are heartbroken that this has happened as we told Katie not to leave a small puppy on its own. We can’t believe that the puppy was left unattended as we had left strict instructions.”
November 2022
Katie came under fire after she revealed her pomeranian Sharon had been hit by a car and killed outside her Horsham home.
June 2023
Katie was slammed by PETA after her seventh pet was killed. She revealed her dog blade had been run over on the same stretch as road as her last dog Sharon.
January 2024
Katie welcomed a Sphynx kitten just weeks after she gave away her latest puppy Tank, because the pooch "doesn't look cute on Instagram" anymore.
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