Amy Winehouse has been criticised for taking in stray dogs to her home in St Lucia, according to reports.

The Rehab singer is said to have given a number of dogs shelter at her home on the Cotton Bay complex over recent months.

But resort management have now apparently banned Winehouse from keeping animals because of hygiene concerns.

“Management initially turned a blind eye to what Amy was doing,” a source told The Sun newspaper. “But she’s adopted about five or six dogs now.

“They’re all strays, without the proper vaccinations and they all have fleas.

"The management did not want the risk of any of the fleas infecting any of the other rooms.”

Winehouse has been living on the Caribbean island on and off for the last seven months.

It was reported recently that the star had launched a bid for permanent resident status in St Lucia.

Amy Winehouse in St Lucia