Paris Hilton, who spent part of her weekend in Madrid, Spain for the launch of her very own MotoGP motorcycle racing team (seriously), made her way back to Las Vegas, NV last Friday to serve some of the 200 hours of Community Service she must complete as part of the sentence for her September conviction [...]
Paris Hilton, who spent part of her weekend in Madrid, Spain for the launch of her very own MotoGP motorcycle racing team (seriously), made her way back to Las Vegas, NV last Friday to serve some of the 200 hours of Community Service she must complete as part of the sentence for her September conviction on cocaine possession charges. Paris served some of her hours at The Animal Foundation … and ended up adopting a new pet pooch in the process.
Pop culture icon Paris Hilton took on an altogether different role this week: She got down — and dirty — caring for abandoned and lost animals at our Animal Foundation shelter. She’s the newest celebrity face at the campus! Paris was hands on and asked for no special treatment or favors. She was on her knees cleaning up behind the dogs and carrying out their pooper-scooper droppings. The multi-millionaire hotel heiress, actress, singer and entrepreneur cleaned out kennels in addition to feeding the animals, providing clean water for them and distributed blankets to keep the animals warm. Instead of a Chanel gown or Louboutin stilettos, it was sneakers and sweats for the blond beauty. She volunteered at similar charities in L.A. last month and for the Hollywood Beautification Team. Ahead of traveling here, she asked The Animal Foundation if she could become a volunteer. “We were thrilled. We are so excited that Paris decided to perform some of her 200 hours of community service with our shelter,” said Andy Bischel, director of development at The Animal Foundation. “She loves animals, and after she toured our facility and learned about some of the shocking animal statistics, she was inspired and motivated to help make a difference. She had tears in her eyes” … Paris tweeted: “This Christmas, if you’re thinking of getting a dog or cat, get one at your local animal shelter. Save a life. Don’t shop. Adopt.” And that’s exactly what she did. While volunteering, Paris met and fell in love with Skeet, a 3-year-old male Chihuahua. After spending time playing with Skeet in one of the socialization parks, she decided that she wanted to take him home and picked up her new pup after his neuter surgery, renaming him Sid Vicious. “Paris is an incredibly influential and popular individual. We’re confident that by adopting a neutered dog from our facility shelter, she’ll fuel a movement not only to choose the adoption option when looking for a new pet, but also to spay or neuter pets,” Andy said. “With such stars as Paris and Holly Madison backing our mission and supporting our programs, we have an amazing opportunity to save unwanted animals and reduce their numbers.”
I gotta admit … Paris might actually do a bit of good this time around. If Paris inspires just one person to adopt a pet rather than buy one, she will deffo be making a positive impact on the community. As you may recall, we saw photos last month of Paris painting over graffiti here in SoCal as part of her Community Service hours … but this seems more significant. To be honest, I lost count long ago of all the pets that Paris Hilton owns … but, thankfully, she is wealthy enough to ensure that they are all taken care of and treated very, very well. I’m not usually a big fan of many of the things that Paris does but this … I like. What do y’all think … do you approve of the way she is handling her Community Service thus far?
[Photo credit: Splash News; Source]
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