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Will in New Haven

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From: Will in New Haven <bill.re...@taylorandfrancis.com>

Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:58:47 -0700 (PDT)

Local: Thurs, Jul 24 2008 7:58 am

Subject: Re: OT: Leaving Money to Pets

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On Jul 23, 4:20 pm, "John_Brian_K" <a7ec...@webnntp.invalid> wrote:

> Hello All,

Hi. I want to comment on "the assholes who CONTINUALLY start new
threads instead of continuing the discusson where it belongs. Is this
a "look at me, look at meee" moment or are you, pointing at JBK, just
an asshole for no specific reason? I mean, you aren't the only one but
sheesh.

> Russ made a comment in another thread about leaving money to his cat and
> Will in New Haven had a very touching story about his mother and her cat
> Wootoo I think.

> I am a big animal guy. I like cats AND dogs. I like turtles, ferrets,
> monkeys, fish etc. You name it and I like em. But what is with people
> who leave thousands upon thousands of dollars to their pet? I mean the
> pet cannot use it. NOTHING can come of a pet having that money. The ONLY
> exception is if someone didn't have family and wanted to make sure the pet
> was taken car eof and not killed or left to die after they passed.

A pet is a very minor, unless you have a Gorilla or a stripper for a
pet, expense. But it is a continuing expense. My mom left enough so
that taking care of WooToo is _no_ expense for me. It doesn't amount
to "thousands and thousands of dollars" It is part of the money that
she would have left for me anyway. And setting it up this way was fun
and consolation for her while she was in remission from the cancer
that eventually killed her.

> Maybe paying someone out of a running trust to take care of your pet.
> That actually just gave me a good business idea. Rich people die and want
> their pet to be taken care of right. Most of these old people IF they
> have family are a little crazy and think maybe the family will kill the
> pet when they die. This is where Pet Heaven comes in. I make a business
> out of taking pets that have owners that have died in and take care of
> them. REALLY take care of them. Like pay for manicures and bubble baths,
> walks all that shit. The person who passed gives the money to the cat who
> then has to pay for MY services to take care of it.

This is not the worst business idea I have ever heard.

> Seriously though what is up with people leaving money to their pet?
> Wouldn't an organization that takes care of that kind of animal a better
> place to leave your money?

I have given quite a bit of money to a no-kill animal shelter. I would
have given more but I am setting up a foundation to hunt down people
who start uneccesary new threads and kill them.

--
Will in New Haven
"Reach out your paw if yoor bole be empty
If yoor bole iz full may it bee agen.
Let it bee gnown der iz a kat-tree
Dat wuz gnot bilt by da hand of men."
Apologies to Robert Hunter, translation by Maggy May, house of Coady
of the song “Ripple” as performed by the Gretful Dead

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