PETS can become more important than people, as two high profile celeb couples are currently demonstrating.
Custody of a couple of red setters is going to figure highly in the acrimonious Alex and George Best divorce. And Calista Flockhart is upset because she does not feel partner Harrison Ford has been supportive enough after her dog Webster died.
It can only be a matter of time before lobby group Pets Hate All Really Temperamental Stars (PHARTS) acts on the animals' behalf to fight any move to make them live with either involved.
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