10 Celebs Who Personal Utterly Surprising Pets

Discover out what sort of animals these stars personal…

Kristen Stewart grew up elevating wolf-hybrids, a ardour that first started along with her mother. The household owned a number of of the animals with none points till 2013 when certainly one of Kristen’s neighbors started harassing her for “harboring wolves.” Kristen ended up having to file a lawsuit to get a restraining order in opposition to the person. She defined that the pets usually are not “100% wolves locked up someplace they shouldn’t be” and are licensed and authorized.

“I’m a really personal individual and attempt to stay that manner, however, when somebody threatens me, or my animals, by myself property — I’ll retaliate, which is what I did by acquiring a restraining order from the superior court docket,” she instructed Us Weekly.

She continued, “The sincere fact in regards to the animals is, years in the past I rescued just a few wolf-hybrids, they usually dwell on a big open piece of property stuffed with timber. These animals are completely authorized within the state of California…They’re not pets, they’re extra like companions. They’re loyal, they’re huge, they’re fully socialized, they’re licensed, they’re authorized for me to have them, and I really like them!”

Earlier than Kirstie Alley’s passing she owned 14 lemurs, an animal she fell in love with whereas engaged on conservation efforts of their native Madagascar. Whereas she stated the animals have been “zen,” she famous that they have been a “enormous duty” as a result of they’ll dwell as much as 30 years and require “meticulous” care. Kristie even had a full-time caretaker for the animals.

“I began out (having) lemurs as a result of they’re an awesome animal, and I used to be very concerned with conservation in Madagascar and saving rainforests and forests,” she instructed Individuals. “It’s really very easy in Los Angeles, as a result of the local weather is sort of similar. After which I simply fell in love with them…They actually sit round, they usually appear like they’re sitting within the lotus place nearly, they usually’re chilled out.”

Salma Hayek has been the proud father or mother to a pet owl for a number of years. Round 2019, she responded to an advert about rescue owls after which started researching how one can look after them. When she heard again in regards to the adoptable owls, she determined to take dwelling Kering, a southern white-faced owl.

“I gave it to my husband as a Valentine’s current and named her Kering as a result of that’s the identify of his firm and their image of the owl,” she instructed Individuals. “And he was like, ‘Effectively, thanks, however I do know that is your individual current for your self.’”

She continued, “When my husband is just not on the town, she sleeps within the room with me. We’ve got sure routines earlier than we fall asleep. I watch TV with my iPad, and he or she likes to face on the iPad…(She’s usually) on my head or my shoulder, my arms. Generally, when she is de facto near me, I can really feel her rubbing in opposition to me, which is very nice. And I really feel so blessed.”

Paris Hilton as soon as owned a kinkajou, a kind of small rainforest mammal. Whereas having the animal as a pet was controversial, Paris went to nice lengths to guard her. Though the state of California tried to cease her from proudly owning the unlawful pet, whom she named Child Luv, Paris someway managed to get a go from the federal government.

Paris owned the rambunctious animal for fairly a while — and in 2006, she was compelled to move to the hospital emergency room to obtain a tetanus shot when Child Luv unintentionally bit her whereas they have been enjoying. Regardless of the damage, Paris stored the animal, in addition to one other kinkajou she had gotten as a companion.

“I nonetheless have it. I’ve two of them at my ranch. It acquired a little bit loopy one evening. Like ending up within the hospital loopy. It bit me! It bit my leg, and I assumed it had rabies. So I stated, ‘We’ve got to determine if it has rabies, how will we try this?’ And so they stated, ‘We’ve got to chop its head open.’ I used to be like, ‘Effectively is it going to dwell?’ And so they stated, ‘No!’ So I used to be like, ‘Then we’re not doing that! I do not care if it has rabies or not!’” Paris recalled on Jimmy Kimmel Reside! “It did not have rabies, clearly, I’m right here in the present day.”

Again in 2010, Leonardo DiCaprio took dwelling a brand new animal buddy after attending the North American Reptile Breeders Convention and Commerce Present — a 10-year-old Sulcata tortoise. In response to TMZ, the turtle can dwell to be 80 years outdated and might weigh as much as 200 kilos. Whereas Leo hasn’t spoken out in regards to the animal, he most certainly nonetheless owns it given they’ll dwell for therefore lengthy!

Rapper Tyga reportedly as soon as had his personal pet tiger nevertheless it ended up inflicting plenty of bother. Again in 2014, Tyga was noticed posing with a cub at his Los Angeles dwelling — even supposing it’s unlawful to personal a tiger in California. Regulation enforcement have been contacted and Tyga nearly ended up going through misdemeanor expenses of possession of a prohibited species. Earlier than being charged, he gave the animal away to a non-public animal shelter, per TMZ, and authorities later took it to a state facility for safekeeping. The tiger now lives on the Lions, Tigers & Bears animal rescue.

Ice-T has had a very long time obsession with aquariums and at one level, he really owned sharks. Within the early ’90s, the rapper and actor renovated his dwelling recording studio to incorporate an 8-foot-long and 3-foot-high baby-shark tank, in line with the LA Instances. He stated he determined to purchase a shark throughout a visit to a pet retailer the place he was shopping for tropical fish and noticed a shark that had been bought by Nicolas Cage.

“As soon as individuals see the shark tank, all people appears to make higher music. You present the engineer that and say, ‘Let’s get this proper this time,’” he joked throughout a 2001 look on Late Evening with Conan O’Brien.

Whereas Ice-T not has a shark tank, he does nonetheless have an aquarium for fish in his dwelling.

Tracy Morgan is the proud proprietor of an enormous Pacific octopus named Bwyadette. Whereas the ocean creature was small when he took it dwelling, she grew bigger over time and he needed to improve her tank. In 2013, he appeared on the Animal Planet present Tankedthe place specialists helped construct a  2,700 gallon dwelling for Bwyadette, which price $400,000.

All through his life, Nicolas Cage has owned quite a few unique animals together with sharks, an octopus and a five-foot-long speckled Asian water monitor lizard. He even as soon as had two extremely venomous albino king cobras named Moby and Sheba. They have been stored locked up behind bulletproof glass and he needed to preserve antivenom useful.

“In the event that they chunk me, I gained’t get bit, I’ve quarter-hour to dwell so I’ve to get an antidote which is subsequent to the cage and simply plunge it in my knee and I’ll be alright. That’s not going to occur,” Nic stated on the Late Present with David Letterman. “I wish to get in there with a glass of wine in my pink leather-based chair and watch them watch me.”

Vanilla Ice as soon as owned a wallaroo, a cross between a wallaby and a kangaroo. He owned the Australian animal, named Bucky Buckaroo, for a few years till he acquired too huge to maintain on his property. He ended up relocating Bucky to a farm in Florida. At one level, Bucky and his BFF, a goat named Poncho, escaped the farm however after per week on the run, they safely have been introduced again dwelling.