Yup, Hollywood is also the kingdom of dreams for a legion of dogs, as well as cats, birds, horses and an occasional monkey or pig.

These little fellows have their own nannies, handlers and walkers. They move about in the flashy Lamborghinis and Ferraris their masters own.

Some of them have been to the Oscars. Others have attended star photo shoots and film shootings. Or been photographed in glossies like Hello! They often dine out at the best Beverly Hills eateries. And most of these hounds have seen more of the world than you and I.

In fact, quite a sizeable percentage of showbiz is mutt mad. Madonna, Eddie Murphy, Jake Gyllenhal, Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Hillary Duff, Ashlee Simpson, Joss Stone, Paul McCartney, just to name a few, adore dogs. Melanie Griffith loves cats.

And did you know that George Clooney once had a pig? Yes he adopted the pig who starred in Babe and he and the pig were inseparable after that.

Or that singer Mariah Carey's Jack Russell terrier flies with her first class? And that she confessed that she sometimes takes a bath with him.

Come and meet a few celebrity pet owners:

Paris Hilton

The Hilton babe has often been accused of using her dog as a fashion accessory. Indeed the long-legged hotel heiress and socialite, recently released from Los Angeles County Jail, seldom appears in public without a wee woof hanging on her right arm like a Vuitton handbag.

Little Tinkerbell, her favourite Chihuahua is about as famous as Paris. She appeared on every episode of the rich-girl reality show The Simple Life in which Paris stars with Nicole Richie. The five-year-old Chihuahua, of Greek extraction, was kidnapped in 2005 but was found six days later.

Six-inch Tinkerbell has penned her own memoirs, The Tinkerbell Hilton Diaries, released in 2004.

Paris is seen here with her Yorkshire terrier. She also owns another Chihuahua as well as a cockatoo, kinkajou (a rainforest mammal resembling a raccoon and a ferret), ferret, a monkey and a few other dogs. Paris apparently sleeps every night with the monkey which led one showbiz blog to cattily remark: 'while the poor monkey is chosen to keep Paris company at night, you know the rest of animals are slowly digging a secret tunnel to freedom with a Louis Vuitton keychain and some popsicle sticks.'

Incidentally, according to a showbiz website, an empty can of dog food, procured from the Hilton family trash bin, sold for $305 on an eBay auction.

Photographs: Getty Images

Also Read: The stunning Shilpa Shetty

Next