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More Americans Are Writing Their Pets Into Their Wills
Wall Street Journal ^
| Jan 12, 2014
| Anne Tergesen
Posted on 01/12/2014 8:10:36 AM PST by Innovative
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To: RedStateRocker
“Especially if you have a parrot, like me.”
I’m glad to see that I’m not alone here. My parrot has another 35 to 40 years to go. I don’t.
We made arrangements also.
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posted on
01/12/2014 9:07:04 AM PST
by
Stormdog
(A rifle transforms one from subject to Citizen)
To: Innovative
It may sounds kind of silly, but this is really an issue. Pet of dead owners can end up in the pound or completely abandoned if arrangements haven’t been made beforehand.
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posted on
01/12/2014 9:28:21 AM PST
by
TexasFreeper2009
(Obama lied .. the economy died.)
To: Gefn
How much money are we talking about here? If it’s a lot, have you ever thought about adopting an older child? Perhaps one who is older than you? I’m not as good as a cat, but on the plus side, I can play the harmonica.
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posted on
01/12/2014 9:32:50 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Stormdog
A macaw with a house in Santa Rosa CA and one in the Bitterroot Valley. But people will be wondering in 75 years why he is saying “F*** Clinton”)
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posted on
01/12/2014 9:34:24 AM PST
by
RedStateRocker
(Nuke Mecca, deport all illegal aliens, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
To: TexasFreeper2009
I know. That was what I was worried about too. I’ve read about too many horror stories, and was afraid that would happen to my pet.
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posted on
01/12/2014 9:37:58 AM PST
by
Gefn
(RIP Holly, April 1999-December 31, 2013 the best cat ever)
To: Innovative
Some people prefer their pets to fellow humans.
Before my mother died, she requested that her ashes be mingled with those of her nasty, deceased dog. She had four ex-husbands by then -- she dumped two of them and buried the other two, who probably had willed their own deaths. She couldn't get along with anything that went about on two legs.
My sister and I did as she asked. My sister later said: "If only we'd been dogs, what a great childhood we would have had."
To: I_Publius; Track9
This is not the case to leave a huge estate to the pet — but it is only prudent to separate out some funds specifically for the care of the pet and name someone, with whom you made prior arrangement, to take care of them, as well as include something additional for the trouble. Otherwise even relatives or people you think you can trust and leave them your estate may just dump your dear beloved pet at a shelter, where it may well be euthanized.
In many cases pets are more deserving than people — they never criticize, they just love you unconditionally — it’s only reasonable to make sure they are taken care of, after you are gone and not leave it to chance or someone’s whim.
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posted on
01/12/2014 9:46:42 AM PST
by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: blueunicorn6
Lol! If you had asked me a year ago I would have said a lot but I’m afraid with the stock market how much is vapor money?
On the other hand, the harmonica is good, I’m learning how to play guitar.
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posted on
01/12/2014 9:49:18 AM PST
by
Gefn
(RIP Holly, April 1999-December 31, 2013 the best cat ever)
To: Innovative; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; asgardshill; ..
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posted on
01/12/2014 10:45:59 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Innovative
Good thing I named my parents cat after myself
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posted on
01/12/2014 11:01:13 AM PST
by
woodro43
To: Innovative
I decree that upon my death, my dog shall receive all bacon and cheese that is remaining in my refrigerator.
To: SamAdams76
“I decree that upon my death, my dog shall receive all bacon and cheese that is remaining in my refrigerator.”
And what happens to them after that food is gone?
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posted on
01/12/2014 11:52:08 AM PST
by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: Innovative
I have a note on my refrigerator that says:
"In the event of my death and someone is in my home reading this note, I have a cat that is likely hiding under my bed. And if I'm found dead in the house, I've likely been dead for several months so please feed her first then find her a good home..."
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posted on
01/12/2014 1:26:12 PM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(Miss Muffit suffered from arachnophobia.....)
To: TexasFreeper2009
My mother would have mine killed in half a heartbeat.
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posted on
01/12/2014 1:36:15 PM PST
by
Salamander
(Sleeping don't come very easy in a strait white vest.)
To: Innovative
For everyone waxing nostalgic about the good old days when people didn't concern themselves over the fate of their animals, you're welcome to return to such an age...
An age when pets without pedigrees had less value in a court of law than a cinder block, and one spouse could terrorize the other by killing or threatening to kill a pet. Now, such behavior is recognized for what it is.
An age when animal abuse was seen as unpleasant, but perhaps amusing to certain people. Now we know that creeps who torment and kill small animals sometimes graduate to killing people, and doing horrible things to the neighbor's animals is now a crime in many places.
A slightly earlier age, perhaps, when it was claimed that animals did not feel pain as humans did. Black Beauty was originally written to protest this belief.
People reveal their character in the way they treat others under their control, or dependent on them. The celebrity who is needlessly rude to service people is rightly considered churlish. The child abuser--and I mean real child abuse--is not tolerated anymore. Beating your wife or ignoring your ailing grandfather is not tolerated. And the people who abuse their pets, the ones who leave their dogs out in subzero weather, the ones who leave their horses only green water to drink should not be tolerated, either.
Making provisions for your animals is just an extension of the care you gave them in life, not an indicator of cultural doom.
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posted on
01/13/2014 9:06:57 AM PST
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Nepeta
To: Nepeta
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posted on
01/13/2014 9:25:48 AM PST
by
TexasRepublic
(Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
To: Nepeta
“Making provisions for your animals is just an extension of the care you gave them in life, not an indicator of cultural doom.”
Excellent post!
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posted on
01/13/2014 6:32:48 PM PST
by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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