Amy Winehouse 'gives her cats away'

Amy Winehouse has given away her collection of pet cats after struggling to take care of them, according to a report.

The singer asked an animal shelter to collect her feline friends before she jetted off to Jamaica earlier this week, The Sun claims.

A source said: "Amy was pretty upset about it because she loved them dearly, but she had to give them up.

"They were climbing all over the place, breeding and generally getting out of control."

It is thought that Winehouse once had 11 cats at her home, but later reduced the number to nine by giving two away to her goddaughter Dionne Bromfield.

The star is in Jamaica to complete work on the follow-up to her 2006 album Back To Black.