Animal rights group PETA issued a statement requesting Paris to stop collecting animals as she does fiancés, and we have to agree. Aside from her favourite accessory, Tinkerbell, a pampered Chihuahua, Paris has nearly 20 other dogs.

The ill-famed heiress also hasa ferret, a pot-bellied pig and a kinkajou (a small, monkey-like rainforest mammal), and allegedly purchased a tiger on a whim following a winning streak in Las Vegas. But we’ll bet anything she’s not the one picking up after the pooches.

The former heavyweight champion has a lion and two tigers to keep him company. Mike distressed the residents of a quiet suburb in Cleveland, Ohio, when he attempted to have an exotic animal law amended so he could keep his furry friends at home. Fortunately for his neighbours, the request was denied. We can’t decide which is scarier – iron Mike himself, or the four-legged predators he refers to as pets.

Ling believes she was a cheetah or a leopard in a previous life, so she was over the moon when an ex-boyfriend got her an equally exotic feline friend. Quiji (pronounced chee-jee), a cross between a domestic cat and a cheetah, set her ex back a reported R240 000 – a small price to pay as far as the actress is concerned.

What do you buy for the person who already has everything? For Victoria Beckham the answer was micro pigs – she bought hubby David two of these pedigree pets for Christmas at almost R9 000 each! These cute little piggies only grow to about 35 cm in height and are the new ‘it’ pets among celebs. According to breeders, these miniature pot-bellied cross-breeds are
very clean, so Posh needn’t worry about her designer floors.

Daisy will certainly go down as one of the world’s most pampered pooches. The Maltipoo travelled in a Louis Vuitton pet carrier, flew first class and ate only steak, thanks to her doting mom. Unfortunately, Daisy was snatched by a coyote right in front of Jessica’s eyes. A search party was immediately commissioned, and a substantial reward offered, but the precious pooch was never found. RIP Daisy. Poor Jess…

Hef has a zoo permit for the Playboy mansion, and it’s not because of all the party-animals who turn up for the playmate bashes. The publishing mogul has a menagerie of peacocks, snakes, spider monkeys – and plenty of bunnies!