Socialite-heiress Paris Hilton adopted 20 rabbits after learning they were to be sold as food for snakes.

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The occasional actress-designer, who already has a menagerie of animals including dogs, a hamster and a miniature pig, took pity on the furry creatures after learning they were being sold at a pet shop as snake food, reports a website.

"Feeding My Bunnies a Late Night Snack... The bunnies were meant to be feeders. I saw them at the petstore and they told me they were for snake food and I had to save them," she tweeted.