Many families have pets these days. For children it's a way to teach them responsibility along with other valuable lessons. I personally grew up with a black Labrador named Shadow. But now I believe some are taking the love of a pet too far. Most recently a 94 year old, Maria Assunta, left her 4-year-old stray cat, that was rescued from the streets of Rome,$13 million fortune! That is a lot of money for a cat. The wealthy widow of an Italian property tycoon had no children or living family members and suffered from loneliness. Tommaso was a alley cat she rescued. Tommasos new riches include cash, properties in Rome, Milan and land in Calabria. You may be wondering who might look after Tommaso now? The answer to that is the nurse, Stefania, who took care of Maria before she passed away two weeks ago.
This is not the only case where a pet has been left a fortune although Tommasos is at number 3. Kalu the chimp's owner left him $80 Million dollars. While the top spot goes to a German Shepherd, Gunther IV, who inherited $372 million dollars from his father, Gunther III, a pet of a German Countess!
Although in some cases such as Trouble's the family members will contest the will. Trouble was left $12 million originally by a real estate tycoon Leona Helmsley. But her family members contested and Trouble was left with $2 million instead.
If you would like to read the full article go to: http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/woman-leaves-13m-fortune-pet-cat-123953959.html
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