Written by PETA
And we mean that literally. The late heir Gail Posner apparently took to heart PETA's advice that we must be sure to provide for our animal companions after we are gone: She left a $3 million trust fund and her $8.3 million Miami Beach mansion to her three dogs. Another $26 million goes to a group of staffers, and a housekeeper/personal assistant will be allowed to live in the mansion, rent free, to take care of the animals for the rest of their very comfortable lives. Let's hope that the housekeeper is a kind person.
In comparison, Posner's son's take of $1 million seems pretty measly—at least according to him. Think of what neglected animals and struggling animal shelters could do with that money!
They say that all dogs will have their day, but in the case of Conchita, Posner's beloved Chihuahua, they sometimes get a payday too (although dogs don't need anything more than food, water, shelter, a comfy bed, walks, veterinary care, and love). What do you think about Gail's last wishes? Have you included your companion animals in your will?
Written by Alisa Mullins
To mark the occasion, those star-spotting gossip hounds over in our Communications department have put together a little list of animal moms in action. Enjoy!
Like Rosie O’Donnell, who will have more time to spend with her own cubs after she leaves The View, female grizzlies often form partnerships—they travel together, defend each other, and raise children together as a single family unit.
As obsessed about hiding their fawns from predators as TomKat is about hiding baby Suri from the paparazzi, these dedicated does make their babies lie flat on the ground so that they are camouflaged against the forest floor.
Taking a page from Susan Sarandon’s book on how to raise a brood, baboons have been known to conduct “sit-ins,” block traffic, and throw rocks at cars after their youngsters were struck and killed by vehicles.
Taking a cue from Will Smith’s Oscar-nominated performance as a struggling single dad, the males guard and incubate the eggs when the females take off for the winter. Unable to go out and feed or “pursue happyness,” they fast for four months until the chicks hatch.
If chimpanzees lose their parents, their aunts, older sisters, or other members of their families or tribes will step up to adopt them faster than you can say “Brangelina.”
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