Katie Price has revealed her beloved German shepherd protection dog Blade died after being hit by a car.
The former glamour model, 45, shared the sad news on Instagram on Monday as she told how she had lost her ‘best friend’ and ‘protector’.
It comes just seven months after another of Katie’s dogs, Sharon, was killed on the same road.
A petition calling for Katie to be banned from owning animals has now garnered 30,000 signatures after seven pets have died under her charge.
The star has faced a slew of tragedies over the past six years, including the deaths of now five dogs, a horse and even her chameleon, Marvin.
Beloved pet: Katie Price revealed that her black German shepherd protection dog Blade died on Monday after being hit by a car
Katie wrote of Blade online: ‘Words can’t express the lost of my best friend my protector my absolutely everything who had sadly passed away today.
‘I have no words to say how I’m feeling but numb and shocked rip Blade.’
According to The Sun, Grove Lodge Veterinary Group posted about the incident on its Facebook page, saying: ‘Unfortunately we have had a large shepherd dog handed into our OOH team last night.
‘Found on the A24 near dial post. The dog does not have a microchip, however was wearing a brown Louis Vuitton collar.’
A representative for Katie has been contacted by MailOnline for further comment.
The petition to ban Katie from owning more pets was launched three years ago, and within a year signatures rose to 10,000.
In the wake of her pomeranian Sharon’s death – after the dog escaped through an open gate and was knocked down – in November 2022, the petition gained another 16,000 supporters.
Heartbroken: The former glamour model, 45, took to Instagram to share the sad news as she told how she had lost her ‘best friend’ and ‘protector’
Shock: It comes as a petition calling for Katie to be banned from owning animals has garnered 30,000 signatures following the deaths of a number of her pets
The critics behind the petition wrote: ‘A puppy has died in the last 24 hours in Katie Price’s care. She bought this puppy for her 13-year-old child three weeks ago, which was killed in an accident no one witnessed…
‘In the last five years more animals have died from lack of care. Horses, dogs, cats, lizards, hedgehogs. This isn’t a single family tragedy. It’s a common thing in Katie Price’s home. Two dogs have been ran over…
‘Puppies were found dead drowning in a neglected swimming pool. A horse was run over on a motorway. Animals just go missing in her home never to been seen again. Her guard dog broke into her neighbour’s garden and killed their chickens…
‘A dog trained to attack people. Also ripped her cat apart. The neglect [is] seen on her show My Crazy Life. Cat poo with mold growing on it. Dog poo just left on the floor. Clothes dumped all over the place…
‘Alger [sic] growing in her pool where her puppy drowned. She jokes about her mucky mansion. But it ain’t a joke that animals are dying from her lack of care…
‘Being left alone to meet untimely deaths and nobody is saying “enough is enough” and carry on selling her animals. Three weeks a bulldog puppy named Rola was in her care…
‘Nobody knows, including her, how it died. We need to stop this now no more animals need to die.’
Following the update, sources told The Sun: ‘It’s shocking to see the conditions those poor dogs are living in…
‘After all that’s happened with Katie’s pets in the past, you’d have thought she would be going above and beyond for her dogs, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
‘She might have renovated her home but the dogs don’t appear to be benefiting from it and still live in squalor.’
Sharon was killed when she allegedly escaped and ran on to the road where she was hit by a car. She was picked up off the A24 by the driver and taken to Arun Vets in Pulborough, West Sussex, where her death was confirmed.
In 2020, Katie’s pet dog Rolo suffocated in her home, while her alsatian Sparkle was mowed down in February of the same year, in shocking echoes of the death of her dog Queenie, who was killed in 2018.
In July 2020, Katie was criticised by animal rights activists after Rolo’s suffocation. The French bulldog died after getting stuck in an electric armchair while the reality star was packing some bags in another room, reported The Mirror.
Rolo was given to her daughter Princess as a birthday present.
Katie later revealed her shock after she was illegally advised to give her late puppy Rolo cannabis oil before he ‘suffocated to death in an armchair’.
Katie told The Mirror that she was unaware that it is illegal to give dogs the substance without a veterinary prescription, in accordance with the The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
One of Katie’s horses was tragically hit by a car and killed in 2017 after escaping from a field.
And in 2018 her dog Queenie was struck and killed by a delivery driver.
At the time, she wrote: ‘I’m absolutely devastated, heartbroken, my faithful loving family dog’s life Queenie has been shortened as she was killed by a heartless delivery driver who ran into our dog seeing her struggle and drove off without telling us and left her to die very disappointed a human being can be this heartless! [sic]’
Model: On Sunday Katie posed for OnlyFans before revealing her dog had died
Sweet: She has previously shared videos of her pooches playing together
Anger: The Change.org petition was launched three years ago (pictured with puppy Rolo before her death)
Horrible: In 2020, Katie’s pet dog Rolo was suffocated in her home, while her alsatian Sparkle was mowed down in February of the same year, in shocking echoes of the death of her dog Queenie, who was killed in 2018
Tragic: Rolo’s death came just months after her alsatian Sparkle (pictured) died when she ran on to a busy road
Backlash: In November 2020, Katie’s fiancé Carl furiously defended his decision to buy Katie a puppy, after he sparked backlash by giving the former glamour model and Katie’s daughter Princess a French Bulldog, Precious (pictured)
Loss: Katie’s pet chameleon Marvin (pictured her with her son Harvey) died in 2018
Difficult: One of Katie’s horses was tragically killed on a road in 2017 after escaping from a field
It was claimed the driver worked for Domino’s pizza, but a spokesman said at the time: ‘Our investigation revealed our driver inadvertently called Ms Price’s property via the security gate intercom, whilst trying to make a delivery to a neighbour.
‘Upon realising the error, GPS tracking reveals she went straight to the correct address. Our driver remained on public roads and had no access to Ms Price’s land.
‘Our driver holds a clean, valid EU driving license and maintains she did not hit an animal. She has voluntarily contacted the police but has been told no criminal charges are pending. We want to understand what happened and have asked Ms Price to share the CCTV to help our investigation.’
‘Unfortunately, despite repeatedly requesting, we’re still unable to get a crime reference number or sight of the CCTV Katie mentioned, to help our investigation.’
