Celebrity pets are often adorable, sometimes
exotic, and sadly, sometimes grossly mistreated. Cue Sarah Mclachlan, because these stars'
behavior, will make you want to rescue their poor pets from the trauma...then cry in a
corner for a really long time, and maybe eat all of the Häagen-Dazs. Justin Bieber Justin Bieber has a pretty poor track record
with his pets. His pet capuchin monkey, OG Mally, was confiscated
in Germany when the singer was on tour in March 2013. Three years later, Bieber told GQ, "Honestly,
everyone told me not to bring the monkey [on tour]…I was like, 'It's gonna be fine, guys!' It was the farthest thing from fine. In Germany, that monkey's endangered or something…but
I had the papers.” The monkey now lives happily in a zoo. Unfortunately, Mally wasn't the only critter
Bieber ruined. In December 2012, he gave a fan custody of
his “tour pet” hamster, and the furball died that March. TMZ reports that the fan took good care of
the hamster, but it got sick, and by the time she took it to the vet, it was too late. But perhaps most traumatic was Bieber's bulldog,
Karma. Bieber reportedly got Karma for his dad Jeremy,
who then left her with a trainer and never returned. Per TMZ, the trainer accused Jeremy of throwing
Karma out of a second-story window into a snowbank, so perhaps it's for the best that
the Biebers never came back for the pooch. Pretty bad karma, Biebs. Tyga Considering Tyga is neither the most responsible,
nor the most law-abiding guy around, it's no surprise he isn't the greatest pet owner. Tyga owned an actual tiger cub in early 2014. By May of that year, California Wildlife officers
confiscated the animal, which is illegal to own in the state, and Tyga faced criminal
charges, with a possible six-month jail sentence. The tiger was placed in a private animal sanctuary,
and a rep later told TMZ that Tyga never bothered to check in on the cat — which they renamed
Maverick — and that Tyga hasn't donated a dime to the non-profit sanctuary, even though
Maverick costs them $10,000 a year just for food alone. Too bad he doesn’t have that kind of money. Paris Hilton Paris Hilton is a prolific pet owner, but
she may not be a good one. She once boasted 35 pets, which she loved
showing off, but not all of them met happy endings. Gawker reported that she failed to get her
kitten, Prada, neutered, and when she did take him to the vet, she abandoned him there. At one point, she had all of her pets living
in her home with no one there to care for them, except for a housekeeper. Animal rescuer Kris Kelly told Gawker, "We
gave Ms. Hilton every opportunity to do the right thing for Prada but she failed to comply
and then abandoned him...We now have Prada in a foster home…She has proved to be a
negligent pet owner." But it doesn't end there. According to Gawker, when Hilton gets a new
pet that she doesn't feel like training, she leaves it in a closet, often to die of neglect. And that teacup-dog-in-designer-bag trend
that she started? It resulted in a whole lot of chihuahua abandonment
in shelters. And speaking of those tiny pets, canine researcher
Mia Cobb told The Dodo, "[Those dogs] are bred to meet a fashion ideal purely based
on looks, often exaggerating their puppy features, rather than for sound health, good behavior
and longevity. Many of these issues...develop or deteriorate
over the first year of life." So what’s Paris saying about it? “Whatever. I forgive you.” Kim Kardashian Kanye West got Kim Kardashian a teacup Persian
kitten named Mercy, named after a song he'd written about her. Sweet, right? Except Kardashian is allergic to cats. E! Online reported that Kardashian then gave
Mercy to sister Khloe’s assistant. Mercy subsequently died of a breeding-related
fatal virus at just four months old. While not exactly West or Kardashian's fault,
it does say that the couple didn't bother doing their research and likely would have
been better off without a kitten at all…or with one they adopted from a shelter, instead
of purchasing from a mill. But they were just keeping the family tradition
of bad pet ideas alive: “Is that a little pig?” Ellen DeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres adopted her dog Iggy from
Mutts & Moms, and apparently failed to read the fine print on her adoption agreement. When Iggy didn't get along with the cats she
and wife Portia already owned, she gave him to her hairdresser, which was a big no-no
for the agency. People reported that Mutts & Moms swooped
in and confiscated Iggy from the hairdresser’s family, including her two young daughters,
leading DeGeneres into a slew of tearful TV appearances over the incident. She said: "I guess I signed a piece of paper that says
if I can't keep Iggy, it goes back to the rescue organization, which is not someone's
home, which is not a family." She owned up to her part in the fiasco, pleading
with the agency: "I'm so sorry. I'm begging them to give that dog back to
that family. Just please give the dog back to those little
girls." Ultimately, Iggy went back to the agency was
placed with a different family, which was enough to make anyone grumpy. Thanks for watching! Click the Nicki Swift icon to subscribe to
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