US animal services.
The hotel heiress was visited by Captain Bowers of the Los Angeles
Department of Animal Services after recently admitting she had 17 dogs - a
breach of a Los Angeles law prohibiting non-breeders having more than three
dogs per address.
Paris has now cut down her canine companions from 17 to 10, but is still in
violation of the law.
She said: "I only have 10 dogs now. Some of my dogs had puppies, so I gave
some of them away to people I really know and trust. I gave some to my
stylist and to a few of my best friends, so now I'm down to 10."
Paris claims she does not keep all 10 pooches at her Beverly Hills mansion,
where she is currently constructing a mini-version of her house for the dogs
to live in.
The 27-year-old socialite insists her parents, her aunt and other relatives
dog-sit her pets when she is away on business
She said: "I travel so much, it's hard to have them all with me all the
time."
Paris' more exotic pets, which include two monkeys, two rabbits, and some
ferrets, live on a ranch in Nevada.
She added: "I have a zookeeper who watches over them."
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