By Wonderwall.com Editors
8:20am PST, Feb 18, 2009
We were all very sad to discover that Mickey Rourke's beloved Chihuahua Loki passed away this week. To pay tribute, we've compiled a list of the most notable pets in Hollywood for the Wonderwall Celebrity Pet Walk of Fame.
Tori Spelling's pug Mimi LaRue snorted her way into our hearts on both of Tori's reality shows, "So noTORIous" and "Tori & Dean: Inn Love." She was a true star, and we were sad to see her pass away last year.
An American bald eagle born at the San Francisco Zoo was named Stephen Jr. in honor of Comedy Central funnyman Stephen Colbert. The famously arrogant Colbert embraced the bird, frequently tracking Stephen Jr. after he was set free into the wild.
Adam Sandler's adorable bulldog Meatball has shown up in paparazzi pictures and viral videos, and he even spiffed things up by wearing a tux to Adam's wedding back in 2003.
Despite owning untold amounts of purses and handbags, Paris Hilton's favorite accessory is her teacup Chihuahua, Tinkerbell. The dog co-starred in all five seasons of "The Simple Life" and even authored a book called "The Tinkerbell Hilton Diaries."
Ellen DeGeneres made headlines back in 2007 when she broke down on her show after a rescue organization took an adopted dog named Iggy away from her hairdresser. Despite protest from Ellen's fans, Iggy ultimately went back to the rescue group.
Even after he was mauled onstage by a 380-pound white tiger named Montecore that he'd trained since it was a cub, Roy of Las Vegas magic duo Siegfried & Roy, begged that Montecore not be harmed.
Liz Taylor's so loved her Maltese Sugar that in 1999 the screen legend almost refused to accept the title Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth when she discovered that she couldn't bring Sugar along to the ceremony.
Michael Jackson's pet chimp Bubbles was so iconic back in the '80s that artist Jeff Koons immortalized them together in this statue.
In less than a year, Oprah Winfrey sadly lost two of her beloved dogs, cocker spaniel Sophie and golden retriever Gracie. Even Dr. Phil couldn't comfort our grieving hearts.
George Clooney's beloved pot-bellied pig Max passed on a few years back, but George kept his memory alive in "Leatherheads" by slopping around in the mud.
And finally, the up-and-coming hot celeb pet to watch: Katy Perry's beloved cat, Kitty Purry. She's new to the Hollywood pet scene, but with a name like that, we're expecting big things.
