Katie Price was once branded a 'serial animal killer' by PETA over the deaths of at least eight of her animals. The 47-year-old former glamour model was most recently slammed for allowing one of her £2,000-a-pop Sphynx cats to get sunburnt during the last heatwave as PETA complained, "here we go again".
In a video, she showed her Sphynx cat with a red head and back. Stroking the cat, she said: “Oh Kevin, you have been in the sun today, you have got sunburnt despite us putting sun cream on you… Look at his little face.” The caption accompanying the video said: “Trying to keep the cats out of the sun is hard work.”
Katie was slammed after revealing her bald cat got sunburnt(Image: Snapchat/KatiePrice)
PETA's Elisa Allen said the Mucky Mansion star had repeatedly ignored advice on pet care. She said: “Anyone who warns Katie not to hurt the animals she takes in might as well be screaming into the wind, for all she seems to care. And here we go again: her cat is sunburnt – something she was likely warned about when acquiring a gimmick cat, bred to look odd and be hairless.”
The organisation says cats with “light or no fur can burn easily, which is just one reason to keep them indoors.” It adds: “If they do go into a secure garden, apply vet-approved sunscreen and ensure they have plenty of shade. Cat guardians must stay alert, if you spot redness, swelling, or signs of infection, seek veterinary care immediately.”
But it's not the first time the animal charity hit out at the TV personality, with them branding her a 'serial animal killer' in a previous statement over her 'track record of animal deaths'.
After she introduced her new pet, a Sphynx named Daisy, in November last year, PETA said there should be an injunction stopping the star from owning pets.
Founder Ingrid Newkirk said: "If there was a way to file an injunction to stop this serial animal killer, PETA would do so, as this woman doesn’t care about the lives she wastes or listen to vital advice and is still treating live animals like stuffed toys: as disposable.
"If William Hill took totally tasteless bets, the odds would favour those betting on how little time this kitten has on Earth, given the hideous track record of animal deaths in Price’s custody. No one could call it 'care'."
Four dogs – Blade, Queenie, Sharon and Sparkle – were killed by cars near her Mucky Mansion home. And one of Katie’s horses was hit by a car and killed in 2017 after escaping from a field.
In 2020, dog Rolo suffocated in her home after getting stuck in an electric armchair. Katie admitted giving him cannabis oil, but said she was unaware it was illegal to do so without a vet prescription.
Katie also revealed the death of a chameleon and admitted she had to put down a designer cat named Frog.
She said in her memoir: "He had a neurological disease. Within days it had spread through his body. So I cuddled him in my arms and he had to be put to sleep."
