All posts containing the tag: "animals"
Posted Oct 16th 2009 12:12AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's giraffes could be forced out of their home -- for the second time -- unless their keeper comes up with $100,000 quick.
Freddie Hancock of the Banjoko Wildlife Preserve in Page, Arizona, tells TMZ she acquired giraffes Rambo, Jabbar Jr. (JJ), Princess, and Annie Sue from Neverland in 2006 and has been caring for them since -- but now the Page city council is demanding the preserve hand over a $100,000 bond to cover the giraffes in case of emergency ... or else they're out.
But here's the problem: in order to get a $100,000 bond from an insurance company, the keeper claims she needs a special form issued by the city itself ... which Freddie says the city refuses to hand over -- leaving Freddie's hands tied and the giraffes' futures up in the air.
Freddie claims the city wants the bond ASAP -- calls to Page City Hall weren't returned.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Critters, Exclusives
Tags: animals, arizona, giraffe, giraffes, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, page, wildlife, wildlife preserve, WildlifePreserve
Posted Oct 13th 2009 11:28AM by TMZ Staff
PETA has unleashed a brutal attack against Paris Hilton for buying a pet mini-pig recently, claiming she's setting a "wretched example" by treating animals like they're "as disposable as her friends and fiances."
PETA says of Paris: "The Chihuahuas, ferrets, and kinkajous she's paraded through her home in the past were not accessories, and pot-bellied pigs aren't either."
The good news: Paris told us she doesn't think she'll get swine flu because she doesn't eat pork.
Filed under: Paris Hilton, Critters, Exclusives
Tags: abuse, animal rights, AnimalRights, animals, paris hilton, ParisHilton, peta, pigs
Posted Jul 28th 2009 12:25AM by TMZ Staff
The tribe has spoken and by the closest of margins, Rooster and Saber's snuggle snapshot scored the $250 prize in our Crazy Pet Pic Contest!
**This week's contest is Summer Sunburn Snapshots -- so be sure and email in your baddest burn for a chance at the $250 prize and a few really cool mystery prizes from TMZ!
Filed under: Critters, Photo Galleries
Tags: animals, celebrity, contest, farm, gossip, pets, prize, winner
Posted Jul 25th 2009 12:10AM by TMZ Staff
Monkeys and mutts and mice ... oh my! These frightening photos flooded in for our Crazy Pet Pic Contest -- check 'em out ... these animals have faces only their owners can love.
** Be sure and check back on Monday to vote for which pet will score the $250 prize!**
Filed under: Critters, Photo Galleries
Tags: animals, contest, pets, photos
Posted Jun 30th 2009 3:16PM by TMZ Staff
If Neverland Ranch is turned into a memorial site for Michael Jackson, don't expect MJ's once beloved animals to make a triumphant return.
We spoke to Tippi Hedren -- who runs the Shambala Preserve in California where MJ's former tigers (Thriller and Sabu) live -- and she said, "The animals will not be going back ... they're staying with me at the sanctuary."
We also talked to Freddie Hancock -- the owner of the Voices of the Wild Foundation in Arizona which houses MJ's giraffes, birds and reptiles -- and she told us, "These animals have become a part of our lives as they were a part of Michael's ... [the return to Neverland] would depend on a variety of circumstances."
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Critters, Photo Galleries
Tags: animals, michael jackson, michael jackson death, MichaelJackson, MichaelJacksonDeath, neverland ranch, NeverlandRanch, photos
Posted Apr 24th 2009 1:08PM by TMZ Staff
Sorry zoo critters, the recession spares no one.
Several foxes, bats, antelope, deer and other animals are looking for work -- after the economy forced the Bronx Zoo to downsize.
The Bronx Zoo is looking to close a $15 million budget shortfall, and this was the only way.
The animals won't be thrown out on the street, officials say they'll have to ship them to various zoos around the country.
If anyone ever needed a gazelle -- now's the time to buy!
Filed under: Critters
Tags: animals, bronx zoo, BronxZoo, economy, recession
Posted Apr 9th 2009 12:42PM by TMZ Staff
Check out all that plush gray hair on celebuchef Paula Deen ... and her 'do looks great too!
Animals were probably harmed in the making of this picture.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Critters, The Rich Life
Tags: animal, animals, celebrity chef, celebrity chef earnings, celebrity chefs, CelebrityChef, CelebrityChefEarnings, CelebrityChefs, celebuchef, chinchilla, cooking, food, food netowrk, food network, FoodNetowrk, FoodNetwork, fur, Paula Deen, PaulaDean, PaulaDeen, PETA
Posted Feb 18th 2009 12:57PM by TMZ Staff
Who needs a Barbie doll, when you've got wild snakes and iguanas to play with?!
Everyone's favorite famous precocious ten-year-old conservationist celebuspawn, Bindi Irwin, showed off her genetically predisposed fearlessness with all things slimy and creepy crawly in Australia on Tuesday.
No question about it, she's daddy's little girl.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Kids, Critters
Tags: animals, Bindi Irwin, BindiIrwin, Croc hunter, CrocHunter, daughter, snakes, Steve Irwin, SteveIrwin
Posted Feb 6th 2009 12:03PM by TMZ Staff
Hollywood is filled with big dumb animals -- and there are horses, too!
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Critters, Photo Galleries
Tags: animals, feeding animals, FeedingAnimals, heavy petting zoo, HeavyPettingZoo, petting zoo, PettingZoo
Posted Aug 2nd 2007 11:36AM by TMZ Staff
Whoopi's long overdue employment announcement wasn't the only news on "The View" yesterday. Elisabeth Hasselbeck revealed the thigh slapping news that she has chopped off a chicken's head -- and PETA thinks that's just foul!
After using hand motions to describe how to accurately decapitate a chicken, grossing out the audience more than she usually does, polite talk then resumed. Now Lizzy's in the soup with PETA, and they had this nugget for the right wing chicken winger:
"PETA has two words for Hasselbeck, 'Cluck you!' Next to Barbara and Joy, who expressed compassion, Elisabeth sat there chirping about the joys of killing defenseless birds. Conservatives love animals too, and she ruffled a lot of feathers today. Now that Whoopi has joined the show, maybe it's time for Hasslebeck's head to go on the chopping block."
Reps for "The View" had no comment.
Filed under: The View
Tags: animals, australia, chicken, cruelty, decapitating, elisabeth hasselbeck, ElisabethHasselbeck, feathers, head chopping, HeadChopping, PETA, the view, TheView
Posted Feb 9th 2007 1:15PM by TMZ Staff
P!nk will never forget her recently departed pooch -- especially since she inked his furry little face on her arm!
In late January, the singer returned home and found her beloved bulldog, Elvis, drowned in her backyard pool. The dog often took a dip but somehow didn't survive his last one.
The devastated songstress is an animal lover and supporter of PETA. Her body art memorial marks tattoo number 22. Elvis was a gift from Lisa Marie Presley.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Beauty
Tags: animals, beloved, dog, elvis, ink, p!nk, peta, pink, tat, tattoo
