Katie Price's pet controversies as star reveals cat had to be put to sleep

Katie Price has opened up on having her cat Frog put to sleep at just five months old in the latest of a long line of pet controversies that have befallen her.

The former glamour model, who has been the subject of a petition calling for her to be banned from owning pets that earned more than 36,000 signatures, has released a new memoir where she reveals the tragic news about sphynx kitten Frog. Her last post about Frog on Instagram was shared on 11 April.

In This Is Me, Price wrote that she had to have Frog put down after noticing he could not jump up on the sofa as he used to, and was given some devastating news. She explained: "He had a neurological disease. There was absolutely nothing I could do. Within days it had spread through his body right to the point that he couldn't even go to the toilet on his own. So I cuddled him in my arms and he had to be put to sleep. He was only five months old."

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Meanwhile, animal welfare charity PETA have criticised Price again after learning of her plans to get a new guard dog following an acid attack on her car.

PETA's vice president of programmes Elisa Allen told Yahoo: "Katie Price has proved she’s an unfit dog guardian and so irresponsible that she should never be in charge of a living animal."

She added: "If her track record tells us anything, it’s that this new dog will need to protect themself from her. PETA’s financial offer – of £5,000 if she agrees not to acquire any more animals – still stands, and we implore her to take us up on it."

A representative for Kate told Yahoo in response: "PETA continue to comment on Kate in the media, but when Kate has previously asked for Elisa to meet her openly and get in touch directly... They don't. So once again we'd encourage Elisa and her PR team to get in touch directly instead of sharing quotes for quick wins."

PETA have now reached out to Price via her press email on her Instagram as requested but the animal charity said they haven't heard back. Will PETA and Price set up a discussion going forward?

We looks back at the TV personality's history with animals and why a petition has been launched against her.

Katie Price's pet controversies

Over the years it is believed that eight of Price's pets have died in her care, including five dogs, a horse and one chameleon.

November 2017

One of Price's horses was tragically run over in November 2017 in a car accident when it escaped its field with a number of other horses and ran across the A24 in Sussex.

At the time, Price shared that the driver walked away unharmed and the other horses also survived the incident with only slight injuries.

February 2018

In 2018 Price's dog Queenie, also a German shepherd, was killed in a hit and run accident. The dog had been given to her by her ex-husband Kieran Hayler for her 36th birthday two years earlier.

Sharing a since-deleted post on Instagram, Price told her fans: "I’m absolutely devastated heartbroken my faithful loving family dogs life Queenie has been short-lived as she was killed by a heartless delivery driver who ran into our dog seeing her struggle and drove off without telling and left her to die."

"Very disappointed a human being can be this heartless! Security cameras show this and we have reported to police!"

November 2018

Price also owned a pet chameleon named Marvin which tragically died in November 2018. The star alleged that Marvin had died after her children Princess and Junior had moved in with their father Peter Andre over the summer.

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According to reports from The Sun, the reptile "died of a broken heart" after it "didn't go with Junior when he moved in with his dad".

February 2020

Tragedy struck again in February 2020 when Price's Alsatian Sparkle was killed in a car accident,

At the time she said that she'd been away and had left her neighbour in charge of feeding her pets while she wasn't at home, and Sparkle had been hit by a car sometime in the night.

In a video shared to social media, Price said: "I’ve just checked with the neighbours and everything seems to be how it was when they left the dogs, I don’t know how they escaped but yes, one of my alsatians has been hit and killed."

July 2020

The petition calling for Price to be banned from owning pets was launched in July 2020 following the tragic death of her daughter Princess's dog Rolo, who was reported to have died after being suffocated in an electric armchair.

The French bulldog had only been with the family a few weeks before its untimely death, and this prompted some members of the public to also criticise the breeders who had sold the puppy to Price.

Coming to their defence, Price commented on the breeders' Instagram post about Rolo's death and said: "It’s nobody’s fault and something that happened tragically we are all devastated about so instead of pointing fingers think of how we are all feeling so respect us all."

All comments have since been deleted on the social media post. The petition has 35,813 signatures at the time of writing.

November 2022

Price's dog Sharon was reportedly killed in a road accident in November 2022, the Pomeranian was said to have been hit by a car after she had run out onto the busy road near Price's home.

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According to a report from The Sun, Price was said to have been "in bits" over her pets death.

June 2023

In June 2023, Price's protection dog Blade died after he was hit by a car.

Price revealed her beloved pet's death in an Instagram post that has since been deleted, saying: "Worlds can’t express the lost of my best friend my protector my absolutely everything who had sadly passed away today I have no words to say how I’m feeling but numb and shocked rip Blade"

Peta criticised Price over the death shortly after, with Peta vice president of programmes Elisa Allen saying in a statement: "After a seventh animal died in her custody, Katie Price should be facing more than the court of public opinion – she should face a court of law and be banned for life from keeping animals."

Price later spoke out against those who criticised her for owning pets, and in an Instagram live video shared how the RSPCA had visited her home and had deemed her home, which is known by the nickname Mucky Mansion, was appropriate for pets.

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Angered by the viewer's remark, Price said: "Who said I shouldn’t have animals? Tell me why I shouldn’t have animals? Tell me why? I’m going to prove you f**kers wrong who say and believe everything.

"It’s like my driving licence someone says I shouldn’t drive for medical reasons, someone from the public said it and I proved them wrong. I had the RSPCA out and they ticked every box to say my animals are healthy - they ticked every box. I can’t be bothered to go on the top floor… or shall I just to prove a point? Or is it over here? Let me have a look."

She added: "I’m going to prove to you lot the RSPCA have been here, done an inspection and I passed everything."

July 2024

In Price's most recent memoir This Is Me, she shared the sad news that her cat Frog had to be put to sleep at just five months old.

She wrote that she had received a backlash about posting a video of Frog playing with her dog, Lady, as some people accused her of allowing the cat to be mauled. She also added that Frog had got into the bath with her one night, writing: "I probably shouldn't say that. I'm sure people will tell me off for that, won't they, Frog?"

Price then continued: "A few weeks after writing this chapter, we noticed that Frog stopped jumping on the side of the kitchen. Then he couldn't jump on the sofa. Then he couldn't jump up on the bed. There was something wrong with him so I took him to the vets.

"He had a neurological disease. There was absolutely nothing I could do. Within days it had spread through his body right to the point that he couldn't even go to the toilet on his own. So I cuddled him in my arms and he had to be put to sleep. He was only five months old."