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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2004"Making Arrangements" for Cats
I'm wondering at what the older members of this group (or any of you, for that matter) may have done as far as making arragements for their cats to be taken care of if they should pass away before their cats do. This subject was brought up on another group and it got me wondering. My DH and I haven't made out our wills yet (really, really need to - it just hasn't seemed urgent since our kids are grown and, aside from our house, we really don't have a pot to p*ss in ;>). However, thinking about what might happen to my fur-babies should something happen to both of us has made it seem more urgent. Giving them to my son is out of the question because his wife will not tolerate a cat in the house (the cat my son has had since before his marriage has managed just fine since she was born and raised outside, and they live on a dead-end, very quiet street). Their current kitten will probably join his other cat outside as soon as he's old enough in my DIL's eyes. My cats, however, have never been outside and would not know how to cope. Neither would I want my daughter and SIL to take them - they have two d*gs and are not really "cat people". So, I have no idea what would happen to my babies, and have now gotten myself all worried about it. I can only hope that they do not outlive me and from now on only adopt older cats. Thankfully, my family is very long-lived (my grandmother was still walking 5 miles a day when she died at age 105, and my mother, 78, goes dancing or bowling every day of the week), so I'm hoping this problem will never arise. Anyway, what have others here done? Hugs, CatNipped We haven't done it, but it's in our "to do" list. What we plan to do is have a trust set up so that if we both die at the same time, there is money to take care of the cats. We're still unsure on how to do the "take care of the cats" part. There are organizations that you can pay money to and they will take over your cats when you die (can't find a link right now) or you could also have a designated person who would get the money in exchange of taking care of the cats. Any other ideas would be most appreciated!  SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > We haven't done it, but it's in our "to do" list. What we plan to do is > have a trust set up so that if we both die at the same time, there is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > the money in exchange of taking care of the cats. > Any other ideas would be most appreciated! Two places I can think of off the top of my head: http://www.vet.ksu.edu/depts/development/perpet/program.htm and http://www.spca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HCIH_PG_Pet_Survivor Both offer someone the opportunity to leave money to each organization and the animal will receive care for life. the top link is the Kansas State University Vet school where they will find a loving home for your pet and monitor it for the rest of the pet's life. Your money is used to insure the medical costs for your pet will always be covered. The cost is $25,000. The last link is the Texas SPCA. They have two options. 1) leave the SPCA 10,000 and they'll find a loving home and monitor the pet for the rest of the pet's life. 2) For $25,000 they have a life care cottage where your pet will spend their remaining days in a home like setting being cared for by the SPCA. Both of these can be funded thru a small life insurance policy and they'll work with you to make sure the money and pet arrangements are legally set up. I also know there are other places out there. As for me...For the dog I have made an arrangement with my in laws. I'll take their Newfie if need be and they'll take my boy. They have also offered to take Oliver but I wonder if it would be the best situation since my M-I-L is an avid gardener and has hundreds of house plants just waiting to be knocked over and chewed on. If my in laws go before me (and don't take this the wrong way but I hope they do. They're 30 years older than me!) I have a sibling who I would trust for the dog. For the cat I have two candidates among the siblings. Both animals come with a some money for their care so as to not burden anyone. I need to see if an animal trust is legal in MD when we do our wills in the next year. SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com > rest of the pet's life. 2) For $25,000 they have a life care cottage > where your pet will spend their remaining days in a home like setting > being cared for by the SPCA. How many pets (including horses!?!?!) can you fit in one 2,500 square feet home? http://www.spca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AP_Life_Care SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> rest of the pet's life. 2) For $25,000 they have a life care cottage >> where your pet will spend their remaining days in a home like setting [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > feet home? > http://www.spca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AP_Life_Care I wondered the same thing. I bet in reality they don't have too many people who will do the $25,000 option. I wonder if each horse gets their own bedroom? ;-) SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com >I'm wondering at what the older members of this group (or any of you, for >that matter) may have done as far as making arragements for their cats to be [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > >CatNipped I have 4 kids who are animal lovers. The oldest is the one with the DH who isn't allowed to go to TED anymore because he brings home kittens. The youngest has d*gs, cats, and kids. The other 2 have d*gs. -- Nan and the furkids A wise man talks because he has something to say; a fool talks because he has to say something. <snip> >Anyway, what have others here done? hmmm, sorry to say, but like and Victor so far I haven't done anything. Making a will just isn't something a healthy person thinks much about, although everyone probably should. I THINK my last will was done when I retired in '93, but the only one I positively remember was while deploying to the first Gulf war. Anyway, thanks for the reminder, now to get off my a## and do something about it. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html I have it in my will that my friend (who is a vet and cat breeder) will take care of any cats/kittens that I may have - I have also stated that none of the kitties are to be put to sleep, if he can't keep all of the cats I trust him enough to find loving homes for them. I haven't made another will since I married earlier this year but we have done a draft copy - must get on to that soon. Lois Signaturehttp://zeotropeburmese.kiwiwebhost.net.nz -- Burmese are like potato chips, you can't just have one. > I'm wondering at what the older members of this group (or any of you, for > that matter) may have done as far as making arragements for their cats to be [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > CatNipped This is a tangent to the discussion at hand, but I just had to comment on this: > Thankfully, my family is very long-lived (my grandmother was still > walking 5 miles a day when she died at age 105, and my mother, 78, > goes dancing or bowling every day of the week), WOW!!! Your family has some really good genes! (They also, apparently, have some excellent habits.) They both put me, aged 50, to shame! Sounds like you have a good chance of outliving your current batch of kitties. Joyce > This is a tangent to the discussion at hand, but I just had to comment > on this: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Joyce Yeah, well, I'm not as good as mom and grandmother about staying fit - although I'm trying to make up for it now at age 52. I exercise for 45 minutes a day 4 days a week, but that's *very* recent and only because, after my gastric bypass surgery and losing 80 pounds in 6 months, I didn't want to have to pull my @$$ up from around my ankles!! ;> I hope I outlive them for *their* sakes, not mine. Hugs, CatNipped > > This is a tangent to the discussion at hand, but I just had to comment > > on this: [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > CatNipped It is a worry, about what happens to the kitties. My big hopes are two nephews whose wives adore cats (the boys like cats too but it is the wives who look after them) If DH goes first I intend to ask them to take the kitties, if they say yes I will make sure enough money is left to them to finance the gang. I intend to outlive the kitties though :) Bev SignatureThe email of the species is more deadly than the mail. I'm only 26, but I also suffer from depression. And back in July I am sorry to say that I was close to suicide. But one thing stopped me. Who would take care of my cats? My roommate would probably take care of them to a point, but she probably would have to move out since she can't afford to pay rent for our apartment by herself. And she can't take them home to her family in Anaheim, because they have about 14 cats anyway, and I don't want my furkids to be outdoor kitties. I got Imp from a cat adoption group, so she would probably call them and ask them to take Imp and Mischief too. I know they would find good homes. I am happy to say, that I'm feeling much better and I'm no longer contemplating suicide. I'm back on my meds, and I've cut down doing thigns that depress me (I won't go into what they are, but they weren't really healthy) I love my kitties very much. I've gone as far as to think of what would happen if there was a huge disaster and I had to evacuate. I'm not talking just putting the cats into carriers and then driving off in my car, I'm talking extreme disaster, like Day after Tomorrow or The Stand. (Hey, what can I say, I have an overactive imagination) Whatever would happen, I would not leave my furkids behind. Kristi > I'm only 26, but I also suffer from depression. And back in July I > am sorry to say that I was close to suicide. But one thing stopped > me. > Who would take care of my cats? I know what you mean. I can't say I've been *really* close to suicide, but there have been times in the past few years where I thought about it - and worrying about my cats was the main thing that kept it in the fantasy realm. It's a good sign when you're worried enough about the care of your cats that you would stay alive for them. That means you're still sufficiently engaged in the world of the living to want to stay in it. You might have detached from *much* of that world, but not all of it. The day a person says they don't care what happens to their cats, or kids, or anyone else who would be left behind, that's when you really have to worry. That's someone who's seriously alienated and probably has few reasons to live. Anyway, I'm glad you're feeling better now! (So am I.) Your life is certainly full these days. :) Joyce > I'm only 26, but I also suffer from depression. And back in July I > am sorry to say that I was close to suicide. But one thing stopped [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Kristi Something to think about: """"One truth we gain from living through the years -- Fear brings more pain than does the pain it fears>" Be of good cheer! MLB > I am happy to say, that I'm feeling much better and I'm no longer > contemplating suicide. I'm back on my meds, and I've cut down doing > thigns that depress me (I won't go into what they are, but they > weren't really healthy) So glad to hear that you are feeling so much better. We need more of those Vet Tech's Diaries, you know! For me, too, the cats are often the only reason to get up in the morning, but they always keep me hanging on. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I'm only 26, but I also suffer from depression. And back in July I > am sorry to say that I was close to suicide. But one thing stopped > me. When I was 23, I was married to an abusive alcoholic and had two kids, 3 and 2. I was *so* co-dependent that the @$$hole had me believing that my kids would be better off without me. One night I took 30 placidils ("red jellies", about the strongest sleeping pills every made) and 50 blue (maximum strength) valium. The doctors were *EXTREMELY* surprised that I awoke from the self-induced coma a day later. I was extremely surprised that the @$$hole even noticed there was something wrong with me until I found out later that it was my best friend who had come over to check on me (she feels very guilty to this day because at the time she told the @$$hole, "Let her lay there awhile so she'll be really sick." because she was angry at what I had done and didn't know how much/what I had taken and thought I was just being dramatic). What it took me a while to realize is that, no matter what, it was better to live and try to correct any mistakes I might make than to die and let others (who certainly did not love them the way I did) take care of the people I loved. It's sort of like the moral of "It's a Wonderful Life" - if you live your life trying to make the lives of others better, even just doing small kindnesses, there is a chain reaction, like the ripples from a stone tossed into a pond. Those things you can do, those things that make others better and make *them* go on to help even more people, those things 1) far outweigh whatever mistakes you have made and are more important than the sadness you feel 2) help alieviate the depression and sadness you're feeling and 3) make the world, especially for the people you love, a much better place than it would have been without you in it. There are a few small things you can do for immediate help when you are feeling overwhelmed with depression, helplessness, and fear. First of all DO something. Rearrange the furniture, clean out a closet, and if you don't like housework, just pack up the kids and take a walk. This accomplishes two things. First of all, the physical exertion will help wash out of your bloodstream the hormones and chemicals that are associated with depression. Secondly, just the act of doing something, anything, helps get rid of that feeling of helplessness. You are taking charge of something, no matter how small, and this leads to confidence that you can take charge of the larger things. Then, find a friend to talk to. Even if there is nothing they can do to help you out of your situation, it will at least keep you in contact with a "saner" perspective on things (providing you pick a sane friend, that is ;> ). Next, find the courage to take your problems to a professional. Look in the phonebook for agencies that can help you find what you need in the way of physical, psychological, financial, or legal assistance. I would have given anything, 30 years ago, to have had the resources available to me that are available today! Hugs, CatNipped For the first time ever, I received one of those "making the email rounds" anecdotes, that I thought was a really good analogy. It didn't seem wishy washy or pollyannish, it just seemed like a new perspective and I thought I would share it here considering the line of conversation (I too have contemplated suicide in my early twenties - I swear it's a chemical thing in our changing bodies. Something about that time in our lives is very volitile): A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this. He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air. Well, he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air. My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you. > I'm only 26, but I also suffer from depression. And back in July I > am sorry to say that I was close to suicide. But one thing stopped [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Kristi I'm glad you're feeling better, I have been in the same position and knowing how much Snoopy loves me is what stopped me. I'm certain if it wasn't for Snoopy, I ouldn't be here now. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >> I'm only 26, but I also suffer from depression. And back in July I >> am sorry to say that I was close to suicide. But one thing stopped [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > knowing how much Snoopy loves me is what stopped me. I'm certain if it > wasn't for Snoopy, I ouldn't be here now. It was only knowing that my animals and birds depended on me that kept me going last year after my mother (we were very close) was found dead. No warning. Tweed > It was only knowing that my animals and birds depended on me that kept me > going last year after my mother (we were very close) was found dead. No > warning. > > Tweed {{{{{{{{{{Tweed}}}}}}}}}} Thank all that's good that they *were* there to keep you here - we would have missed knowing such a kind and caring person. Hugs, CatNipped >> It was only knowing that my animals and birds depended on me that kept me >> going last year after my mother (we were very close) was found dead. No [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > CatNipped Thank you. There are lots of ways that animals are said to be good for us, reducing blood pressure, calming influence, teaching children to care. I know a lot of cases where having dependant animals has stopped someone doing something stupid when they are overwhelmed by despair. There is still a bit left that says "what would happen to my cats/dogs/birds? Would they starve if no-one found me soon?" and also would anyone look after them in the same way, and love them as much. So that stops you. I had never experienced true clinical depression before my mother died. I thought it meant just feeling sad. OMG, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I became almost totally unable to function. I fed the animals and not myself. I was so worried about myself at one stage that I sent for a friend of mine, a social worker who specialises in mental health. I wept and sobbed when I rang her up. She came almost straight away. I said "Sue, there is something much more wrong with me than depression." I told her all about it and she said there wasn't. I wasn't totally mad, it was all "normal." She was very careful to say it might take me more than a fortnight to get right again, although I'd feel a little better week by week. I'm so glad she didn't tell me it would take nine months. It's a pity that I had all this trouble with eye ops during the recovery, but I tell you what, I'd rather have a dozen eye operations than have depression. It's the worst illness I ever had. In some cases. it's fatal. It should be right up there with cancer and heart disease as a killer. Tweed > depression. It's the worst illness I ever had. In some cases. it's fatal. > It should be right up there with cancer and heart disease as a killer. > > Tweed Oh, it is! And the sad part is that it takes so many young, healthy people (especially teenagers, and recently here in the US there have been cases or *PRE-TEENS* committing suicide). The hardest thing to do when you're young is to realize that life will go on and things *WILL* get better. Everything seems like the end of the world when you're young and you don't have the experience to know that a bad experience will gradually fade and you will be happy again. Hugs, CatNipped On Sat, 2 Oct, Tweed wrote: ---------------------<snip>---------------------- >I became almost totally unable to function. I fed the >animals and not myself. ---------------------<snip>---------------------- I feel for anyone who suffers from this disease, it's been a chronic condition most of my adult life. Reading your remarks though, there's something that stands out -- lack of appetite and not eating as symptoms. I guarantee that there are people who read your remarks and could not help but say to themselves, "I should be so lucky as to not want to eat when I'm depressed." Please, do not take my remarks as in any way belittling or marginalizing the feelings you experienced -- it's just that so many people who suffer from obesity also suffer depression. The last time I was thin, I had a good six year run when I would bicycle eight miles to work and thirty miles through the hills on the way home. Gradually, my two nemeses crept up on me and took over my life again. Playing and 'exchanging strokes' with the cats and, recently, reading and writing about cats on rpca are some of the very positive things in my life besides the love DH and I share. Oh well, the grass always looks greener, even when you and your neighbor are both looking at the world through dark gray colored glasses. Regards and Hugs to those fellow sufferers who may read this. O J > Please, do not take my remarks as in any way belittling or > marginalizing the feelings you experienced -- it's just that so many > people who suffer from obesity also suffer depression. Very often the obesity is the *cause* of the depression - and it forms a cycle, you eat when you feel depressed. I know, I battled that my whole life. I just recently had gastric bypass surgery and have lost 80 pounds in 6 months (I still have 20 pounds to lose to get to my "ideal" weight, but the doctor only "guaranteed" that I would lose 80% of my excess weight and my weight loss has either slowed to a crawl or stopped). My biggest fear is that there will come a time when I *don't* get sick from eating (it scares me when I can eat a whole "Lean Cuisine" frozen dinner without barfing). You know what is really sad, though - and always makes me really, really mad - is how differently obese people are treated by most people. They are viewed as slothful, lazy, sloppy, nasty, dirty, somehow for some reason below human consideration. I used to get really mad at job interviews when I would get fantastic responses on the initial phone interview and then a total turn-off as soon as I showed up for the face to face interview. I know how differently I'm being treated now than I was just 6 months ago - *AND I'M THE SAME PERSON, NOT CHANGED IN ANY WAY EXCEPT THAT THERE'S JUST LESS OF ME*!!!! I once walked into a "5-7-9" shop here (for those of you in other countries it's a shop that sells only women's clothes through size 9). The girl made a point of coming around the counter to confront me to tell me, "We don't sell your size here!", all the while eying my up and down with a disgusted look on her face. I said, "That's really too bad that you won't let me shop in your store because I was looking for a formal prom dress for my daughter who is a size -1. I guess I'll take my $500 and go find a store where they want my business!" What I really did was go out to my car and cry, and then I went to the nearest fast food joint. Anyway, I think society needs to do something about this "thin is in" mentality - we're losing too many teen-aged girls to anorexia and too many obese adults to suicide and we're devaluing people who could otherwise contribute a lot but aren't given a chance just because of a body size that is usually genetic and can't be helped even with a constant, starvation diet (I know, I tried them all and even on an 800 calorie a day diet managed to gain weight!!!). Hugs, CatNipped > Anyway, I think society needs to do something about this "thin is in" > mentality - we're losing too many teen-aged girls to anorexia and too many [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > CatNipped Isn't it tragic how so many people not afflicted with obesity view those who are? I started putting on weight when I was in college, and didn't really stop until I was well into my 30's. I'm finally managing to lose some of my excess weight with a lot of effort, but dealing with the attitudes of some of the more prejudiced skinny folk doesn't make it any easier. And as bad as it is in the US, when I used to travel to China fairly frequently I found it to be even worse there. >>> I'm only 26, but I also suffer from depression. And back in July I >>> am sorry to say that I was close to suicide. But one thing stopped [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > Tweed I'm *very* glad you're still here. Hugs and purrs. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. I'm so very sorry to hear this. Lots of gentle hugs and purrs, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > It was only knowing that my animals and birds depended on me that kept me > going last year after my mother (we were very close) was found dead. No > warning. > > Tweed I realized that I hadn't really discusess the subject with my roomie. She said, "I would definitely take care of the cats. I wouldn't put them up for adoption unless there was no other choice." They are my babies. At least I'll know they theyy'll be okay if something happens to me. Fortunately I plan on staying as long as whoever is up there plans on me staying Kristi Remember, if you gotta go, you gotta go............... But if you are forced to go, take company Kristi Lots of hugs and purrs for you to keep feeling better, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > I'm only 26, but I also suffer from depression. And back in July I > am sorry to say that I was close to suicide. But one thing stopped > me. > > Who would take care of my cats? <snip > I'm wondering at what the older members of this group (or any of you, for > that matter) may have done as far as making arragements for their cats to be > taken care of if they should pass away before their cats do. When Ade and I are both gone, whatever cats we have at the time of our death will go to the local Branch of Cats Protection to be rehomed. There is provision in our wills for a ?500 donation to the Branch for each cat, to stay with the Branch, rather than the cat. I've volunteered for this particular charity for nearly ten years now, and am confident that they will do the right thing for each cat. One woman I know has specified in her will that her house is to be left to the Branch, on condition that we find a congenial, cat loving lodger to care for her cats, dogs and rabbits in their own home until they have all passed away, at which point we are free to sell the house. Jeanette I've done much as Jeannette so won't bother saying it all again. What a great idea to bring up the topic, it's pretty important. Purrs Gordon & the TT SignatureFeline family viewable at: http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat > When Ade and I are both gone, whatever cats we have at the time of > our [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > now, and > am confident that they will do the right thing for each cat. > I'm wondering at what the older members of this group (or any of you, for > that matter) may have done as far as making arragements for their cats to be > taken care of if they should pass away before their cats do. We've drawn up wills for a few people who have designated who is to take in their animals, usually with a bequest to go along with it. I know that if DH and I died together either my parents or my brother would take in our kitties. It wouldn't be ideal for anybody, cats or humans (they're all d*g people by preference), but it would be done and the furbabies would be cared for. If that were not the case, I am not quite sure what we'd do. ------ Krista > I'm wondering at what the older members of this group (or any of you, for > that matter) may have done as far as making arragements for their cats to be [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > CatNipped My cats are included in my will. Of course, we cannot legally leave anything specifically "to" our pets. Instead, I made arrangements with a cat-loving (and very knowledgeable) friend who would adopt them if anything were to happen to me. She is also adamantly opposed to declawing and believes in the same feeding principles, quality of care, etc. as I do. I included a monetary bequest for the friend to be used for the care of my cats. I also listed a secondary beneficiary, in the event the friend can't care for my cats, and linked the bequest specifically to a requirement that the cats must be indoor-only and cannot be declawed. It is very important in an arrangement like this that you have a clear understanding that (1) the friend really *wants* to do this and would not consider it a burden; (2) the two of you have a firm understanding and agreement on quality of care; and (3) that you select someone you can really trust to follow through on these arrangements and act for the well-being of your furry friends and not be someone who would look at the money as a "free gift" for themselves. MaryL >I'm wondering at what the older members of this group (or any of you, for >that matter) may have done as far as making arragements for their cats to be [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > >CatNipped I've got them in my will. It's a legal will, although I did it myself rather than through an attorney. If anything happens to me, DH, of course, gets the cats. Should anything happen to both of us, I have my ex-husband as Executor, and a dear friend in Indiana willing to take the cats. I even have my obit written, with donations going to a local cat shelter. I was a Girl Scout briefly, and like being prepared ;-) Ginger-lyn Should both me and my partner die, we have an arrangement that my parents would take in our cats. While they don't really want house cats, they've cat-sat for us in the past with our cats in their house for several weeks (though we only had 2 cats then, and now have 4) and I think that should we both die, my parents would feel obligated to us to care for our cats in our place. --Enfilade > Should both me and my partner die, we have an arrangement that my > parents would take in our cats. While they don't really want house [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > --Enfilade My kids are all cat people, so I know that any cats I might have at the time would be taken care of. The only problem would be in adjusting them from being indoor/outdoor cats to indoor only. Joy Our newspeople must be pet-psychics. The following story was posted just a few minutes ago: http://www.theindychannel.com/family/3774690/detail.html University Expands Home For Pets Whose Owners Died POSTED: 4:53 pm EDT September 30, 2004 COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- A Texas A&M rest home for pets whose owners have died is so successful it's expanding. The Stevenson Companion-Life Care Center serves pet owners who contractually make an endowment to guarantee care for their animals after they're gone. That care is provided by one of the country's top veterinary medicine schools. The concept has been so successful that the 11-year-old center will dedicate a 3,500-square-foot expansion this week. Nearly 100 donors financed the work with $600,000 in contributions. That's on top of the $4 million-plus endowment paid by the owners of 250 animals from 18 states. Those deceased owners made plans to leave their pets under the care of center director, his staff and A&M students. Two students live at the house full-time and help provide the animals with companionship. SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > I'm wondering at what the older members of this group (or any of you, for > that matter) may have done as far as making arragements for their cats to [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > CatNipped |
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