Nicole Richie gets a cat

Nicole and Paris may not be speaking these days, but they still think alike. Both were seen shopping in pet stores recently.

Nicole must've picked out a new kitty, because she was seen exiting with one of those happy-meal-like cardboard carriers. (Wouldn't you expect a well-off pet lover such as Nicole to come prepared with her own Gucci carrier or pet stroller, or to buy one at the store? It just seems so, um, crass for her to be seen carrying an emormous colorful cardboad box, don't you think?)

We hope that Nicole and her new cat companion are enjoying their new relationship.

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