KATIE Price is facing fresh fury from animal rights campaigners after taking part-ownership of a racing greyhound.
She has invested in the dog, called Barbie Bullet, despite having seven pets die in her care.
Animal charity Peta, which previously offered Katie £5,000 to give up animals, insisted the offer still stands after The Sun informed the group about the female greyhound.
Katie, 46, was understood to co-own Barbie Bullet with her close friend Lynne Rickwood and two others.
The dog races in Hove, East Sussex, 25 minutes from Katie’s West Sussex home.
The two-year-old has won six of 41 races, coming third in her last one on March 1.
In February Peta offered Katie £5,000 to sign a legally-binding agreement vowing to never acquire an animal again after five dogs, a horse and a chameleon died in her care — most in road accidents.
But a source said of the mum of five yesterday: “Katie adores animals and this is a way of her potentially making a little bit of money.
“It’s not a lucrative sport, though, so mostly she just wants to get a bit of fun and joy out of her investment.
“Racing dogs have good people around them who give them attentive care, and Barbie Bullet is no different.
“There’s absolutely no need to worry about the welfare of this dog.”
In February, Katie told The Sun: “When people say I shouldn’t have animals, it’s circumstances that were out of my hands. I love animals.” She was approached for a comment on the greyhound.
