Katie Price has hit back at those who criticised her for owning animals after charity PETA offered her £5,000 to stop keeping pets, following a series of their deaths.

The simple truth is that a lot of people just shouldn't get pets – because they're not equipped to look after animals.

The former glamour model, 46, looked head over heels in love with the adorable pooch as she cuddled him in newly released snaps on Thursday.

Katie Price was photographed cuddling her new Cocker Spaniel, Rookie, amid a petition calling for a lifetime ban on her ...