World's Most Pampered Pets
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Synopsis
Meet the most outrageous and stylish pets in the World

The World’s Most Pampered Pets features the most glamorous, expensive and extreme pets in the world. From Aussie ducks who dress for the catwalk, supercool lizards who pose for the camera, the cat that runs a 5 star hotel, to the world’s richest chimpanzee. We also see the most powerful pets from Obama’s dog Bo to the Queen’s corgis and revealing the jaw-dropping sums of money people spend on pets in this fun, entertaining and occasionally moving two part series.

Episode 1: We’re on a global mission to find The World’s Most Pampered Pet. Which single pet has the most lavish life? We start our search in Mexico with Luna the Fashion Cat. Luna has over 200 haute-couture outfits, she is loved by thousands worldwide who follow her online comic-strip fashion adventures. In Essex we meet the pug who was once married and is now divorced, has its own designer fashion range, pet shop and weekly spa sessions including a spot of Raiki. Of course.

In New York we meet Matilda, the cat that runs its own hotel. While we’re there, Matilda throws a party for New York’s high society cats who generously raise funds for their down-at-heel slum cats.

In LA, reality TV star Aubrey O’Day takes her multi-coloured pooches for an extreme makeover giving them purple and pink Mohawks and we explore the psychology of the Hollywood obsession with pets. Learning that pets, unlike husbands and wives, don’t lie, they don’t sue and most crucially they don’t criticise, even after a box office flop.

Also in the show we find the world’s wealthiest pets, including the heart wrenching story of Kalu the chimp who lost his £40 million inheritance. In Tokyo we learn the benefits of dog yoga, Henry Lizardlover shows us his pampered lizards and we feature the elusive Boo, the so-called “cutest dog in the world”. Which one of these beasts will be given the crown, The World’s Most Pampered Pet?

Episode 2 The second half of this special takes us on a search for the world’s best place to take your pampered pet.

We scour the planet for the most opulent pet establishments from 5 star hotels to night clubs and boutiques. We scrutinize the rabbit spa at Harrods, peer into the afterlife as we find that some pets get the full on pampering treatment beyond the grave and we look at some skunks in fancy dress in the world’s only skunk festival. Plus the entrepreneur who introduces dog cakes to the Middle East and Japan’s thriving pet cafes, but which place will win the coveted award of being the World’s best?

Duration
2 x 60'
Definition
HD
Genre
Nature and Wildlife
Subgenre
Factual Entertainment
Producer
Channel 5