Los Angeles (E! Online) - First David Letterman, now Ellen DeGeneres. For Paris Hilton, talk-show appearances have a way of becoming much more trouble than theyre worth.
What started out as a conversation between animal lovers on the Ellen DeGeneres Show Monday ended up with Hiltons home being visited Thursday by the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services.
During her chat-show stop, which was meant to promote her box-office bombing The Hottie and the Nottie, Hilton got around to one of her favorite, and until now least controversial, talking points, namely that of her veritable menagerie of pets.
Oh my goodness, the heiress said when asked by DeGeneres about her critters. I have 17 dogs.
When questioned as to why she had so many of the pooches, Hilton--clearly no Bob Barker devotee--said it was simply a matter of hormones.
They keep having babies and I feel bad to give them away cause I feel like if I had a baby and someone gave it away, itd be mean, she explained. So I feel bad for my dogs.
DeGeneres chided Hilton her for not getting her dogs spayed and neutered. Even after Hilton said they had all just been fixed, DeGeneres didnt stop the line of inquiry.
No, youre lying again, she said.
With that, Hilton cracked: Fine. Two of them werent.
Cue Animal Services.
Department officials turned up at Hiltons after a complaint was filed in response to Hiltons confession that she owned 17 dogs. Los Angeles law dictates that non-breeders (non-pet-breeders, that is) are allowed to own no more than three dogs per address.
But neither the 27-year-old star nor any pets was found at the residence, and Hiltons rep has since claimed that the canines in question have always been divided among several different animal carers, per city law.
Department officials left a notice to comply form with staff members at Hiltons home, alerting her to the laws but requiring no further action on her part. A spokesperson for the department told E! News that follow-up visits would be conducted as warranted on the case.
This isnt the first time the PETA police have come a-calling for Hilton.
The celebutante took heat for her pet kinkajou, Baby Luv. The raccoon-like creature actually bit Hilton in the arm in 2006, requiring a visit to the emergency room. Before getting chomped on, Hilton had already been warned by the California Department of Fish and Game that it was illegal to harbor the exotic animal at her L.A. digs.
Baby Luvs current whereabouts are unknown.
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