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A chauffeured
Rolls-Royce Phantom . . . a 28-room mansion . . . a 34-carat diamond . . .
these are just some of the things we can expect multi-millionaires to
acquire over the years.
What?
These precious possessions are owned by a dog?
Well, it’s not as crazy as it
sounds.
Recently, the eccentric billionaire, Leona Helmsley, left a will bequeathing
eight million Euros to her pet dog, Trouble.
However, that’s mere chicken feed – or dog food – compared to some canine
tycoons.
A
German shepherd dog, Gunther IV and his sire, Gunther III,
were allegedly left 85 million Euros in 1992 when their owner, Countess
Karlotta, passed away. With interest, and investments, Gunther IV is
now worth an estimated 258 million euros.
Then
there is Jasper, a Doberman Labrador mix, who was at the point of
being put to sleep at Battersea Dogs Home, London, when he caught the eye of
Ramsden Brewery heiress, Diana Myburgh. The lady adopted him and then died
shortly afterwards, leaving the dog an untold fortune.
Jasper now lives in a 500 hectare estate.
Nora
Hardwell, from England, left her two Collie-crosses, Tina and Kate
over 600,000 Euros, and Oprah Winfrey plans to leave her dogs 21 million
Euros – if they’re not cut out of her will for pooping on her ermine carpet,
or some such travesty.
But,
pet dogs don’t have a monopoly on inheriting untold riches.
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There’s a South African
chimpanzee who stands to inherit 51 million Euros; British actress Beryl
Reid left her six cats a one-million-Euro cottage; Tinker, an eight
year old feline, was left 650,000 Euros; Big Toby, a 52-year-old
tortoise, enjoys an inheritance of over 70,000 Euros; an African parrot
called Csoki, was also left 70,000 Euros, and Fluffy, a ginger tom cat,
inherited 43,000 Euros.
Actress Drew Barrymore’s dog, Flossie, is said to be the proud owner
of a two million Euro Beverly Hills house, while the poodle, Toby Rimos,
inherited 21 million Euros.
And,
the list goes on . . . in almost every country, there are extremely wealthy
pets.
Even
here on Crete, while not on the scale of Jasper or Trouble or
Tinker, there are several pets said to be included in wills, like the
mixed-breed dog called Spot who stands to inherit
a 16-year-old
battered Ford Fiesta! |
