If you can find someone you trust beyond everything, give them the
house to care for the critters. Supervision is the issue. And making
sure they don't haul the cats to the pound and claim the house.
On Feb 28, 2011, at 3:35 PM, katskat1 wrote:
Some great ideas/questions! Thank you all and keep them coming.
Right now I am on unemployment and will eventually start receiving a
small retirement amt each month that will barely pay the mortgage and
food so realizing the $500/$1000 was so totally inadequate - which I
should have known - was a set back I will have to deal with. I guess
I was thinking it would be a bridge until the care-taker could find
forever homes for them. That, of course, leads to another concern
about how to be sure the care-taker could be trusted to find good
homes..............................
Not sure about those on-line fund raising sites someone
suggested......beg for money? I don't think I would give money to a
stranger on line with no real info as to where it will really go so
why would I expect anyone else to do so? Sounds strange.
I like the idea of someone moving into house but who would oversee
that person to make sure the animals are receiving the care they
should? My few remaining relatives live many states away and are
within a few years of my age or older. What happens to the
person/house after the animals alive at the time of my death are no
longer living? Maybe as part of the will the house and property could
revert to a rescue site? Yikes! How to do that with zoning laws and
all........ And I would have to be sure the house could be paid for at
my death........ ARGHHHHHH...
I wish I knew a way to find an attorney I could trust to be familiar
with these types of situations AND share my love for these furry kids.
Maybe listed in the yellow pages under "Attorneys - Animal Trusts"???
or something? ;-) And would be willing and able to do it without
charging an arm and a leg. Sigh.
Sooooooooooooooooo much to think about.
Keep the ideas coming.. And thank you all.
Kat
On 2/26/11, Peggy Verdonck <jetalitosunnys...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm so glad my family knows how important my cats and other pets
are to me!
Most my family members and friends are huge animal lovers and I
have no
doubt that they will take great care of mine, if something would
happen to
me and my husband.
2011/2/26 dana giordano <giordano.d...@gmail.com>
I don't know how old the cats are but (i'm sorry) the amounts I am
seeing
(500/1000) doesn't seem like it would be enough to take care of
the cats
for
long other than maybe food needs. I definitely could be wrong. And
maybe
that's all it's intended for.
Natalie that is a fantastic idea!
I wanted to share some potential solutions just to put it out
there? Love
that one though. (note: Must.buy.house. :P)
Has anyone thought of raising funds via chipin, maybe through a
local
501c3
so their donators will get tax deductions, or perhaps kickstarter,
or
pepsi
refresh? These are very popular fund raising sites nowadays and
you can
choose different amounts...you just have to hit the minimum to get
the
money
I think but people can always contribute more than requested,
especially
if
you state that in the description of why you are looking for funds.
And just fyi - there are actually cat retirement homes out there -
did
anyone know that? Isn't that a smart idea? Wanted to put that out
there
too,
although they make you pay upfront for the lifetime care of the
cats. I'm
sure they would give you a figure on the costs if you ask, and
maybe it's
just a good idea to have that number for a goal.
Also, if there are no no-kill shelters near you perhaps you could
find
some
that are sort of nearby and see if local rescue groups would be
willing to
transport them to that shelter, the shelter take them, and get that
contact
info out to family and in the will so there is a plan in place and
it will
get done. Also, they may have ideas on wills and after-care for
animals.
I'm sure they deal with it all the time.
It's smart to think ahead. Good to see people doing so. I'm fairly
young
and
I think all my kitties will be gone by I'm 60 (I have 7.) which
was just a
lucky thing, not a well-thought out thing, so hopefully I won't
have to
deal
with this myself. If I want animals after that I decided I'm only
going
to
foster them because of exactly this situation. Mostly because I
have no
money to even put away what you guys have! :)
On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 7:24 AM, Lorrie <felineres...@kvinet.com>
wrote:
Hi Kat, This is exactly what I have done so far. In my will I
have
left $1,000 for each of my 14 cats. It is the best I can think
of to
assure they are cared for. However, I have no way of knowing some
unscrupulous person won't take the money and dump the cat!! It's
the
big question of WHO will take each cat, and how can I be certain
they
will be taken care of. We have no local no-kill shelter, and the
humane society in our small town is worthless. They are mainly
concerned with dogs.
My grown kids all adore cats, but they have a bunch of their own,
so
I know they couldn't take all 14 of mome. It is such a big
problem,
but I must get it resolved as time is running out. I have enough
money from a small inheritance to insure the care and safety of my
cats, but overseeing this is the huge problem.
Lorrie in WV
On 02-25, katskat1 wrote:
I too had this concern as I run a small rescue as well as having
several cats and dogs of my own. In my 60's, live along
female. I
finally talked to a lawyer while arranging my will and found the
thing
that makes me feel best.
I allocated a certain lump sum per animal ($500/cat, $1000/dog
as I
couldn't afford to set up a trust altho am still considering
that) in
my will for any and all animals alive at the time of my death.
This
money goes to the local no kill shelter or humane society to be
used
specifically for each animal with the sole purpose of allowing
it to
live its' full, natural life in a healthy and natural manner,
adopted
or fostered if possible and NOT to be euthanized unless two vets
concur it is a medical neccessity.
Best I could do but it will hopefully serve the purpose.
Anybody have any ideas on how I can make it more air tight? I
don't
know if I would have much more money than that as I don't own
much but
I have asked my one sister to allow it from life insurance if
necessary and she has agreed.
Good luck..... and NEVER allow your animals to go anywhere you
haven't
visited and seen several times, at several times of day,
unnanounced
if possible.
kat
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