Leona Helmsley leaves $12 mil--to her dog
 

Hotel magnate Leona Helmsley, the self-styled "queen of mean" who died last Monday, left $12 million to her dog Trouble.

Her brother, Alvin Rosenthal, is getting millions as well for watching after Trouble in her absence. Two of her four grandchildren get $5 million provided they visit her gravesite once a year. The other two grandchildren aren't getting squat.

Story here.

I know that some other people have left their fortunes with a pet of theirs but my question is what happens to the money when the pet passes away?

"I don't pay taxes - the little people do!" - Leona Helmsley during her tax evasion charges. May she burn in ....(you know the rest)!:frankiemad::terrence:

Miserable old battleaxe. My sympathies to her unfortunate heirs; hopefully they didn't inherit her cold heart or her callousness, either. :frankiemad:

There are worthier possible heirs to the $12 million.

Like me, for example. Or, you know, cancer research? Orphanages? Starving children in Iraq? SOMEONE WHO IS NOT A MALTESE DOG? Ugh. I hate people.

Where will the dog leave it when it dies? I mean it can't possibly spend it. But then again it hasn't the ability to draw up a will.

I'm actually rather taken with the fantasy of becoming one of those eccentric billionaires who dies and leaves the entire estate to their pet guinea pig.

But then I do wonder what a vulnerable creature with no real concept of money in the first place is actually going to gain from having all that wealth handed directly to them...if anything, it puts a price on their head for whichever human hier is expected to gain the money after their own passing (I assume their owner had to specify in the case of such an event?). Anyone remember the Aristocats?

I certainly hope this brother of hers is trustworthy.

Well the brother is getting $10 million as it is, he could probably stand to be trustworthy for that much...

(sharpening machete) wait...she's already dead? dangit...

I Heard about her the new briefly. It Sounds Weird Giving Dog 12 mil. Dollars.

Surely it would be better for the dog to leave everyone else a fixed annual income for as long as the dog stays alive so everyone has a vested interest in the dog's well-being.

However it could end up like 'Cold Lazarus' with the dog's head attached to a life-support machine to continue it's existence in perpetuity.

why do i have the strange feeling that all rich people are stupid now?

and ive seen alot of what will happen to the cash when the dog dies, but what about while its still alive? maybe the dog will buy a new.. uh.. ok its probably eating it.

Okay, this may sound a little harsh coming from me, but uh...

...what a freak.

12....12....12...12 million? *Eye twitches*
That dog can buy alot of crap to chew on.

ROTFL!!

I love my cat. He's my furry child. But I wouldn't leave all my assets to him should I pass on before he does. I would just be sure he goes to a home where someone would care for him and love him like I do. I wonder if this woman actually thinks her dog will benefit from his inheritance, or if she's just trying to make one last statement to the world? How dumb and egotistic can one get? ???

LOL! 8D That's hilarious. yeah, 12 million dollars,,, to a DOG?! Is it going to keep the money's by itself, or is the money going into da bank?!???

Why are all these rich people leaving all the money to their pets...?

To be fair, there are people who feel closer to their pets than they do to their human family and would naturally want them taken care of. Would any of us want our pets to end up on the street or in an animal shelter if we died? I thought not. Yeah, $12M is excessive, and Ms. Helmsley was probably leaving it to her dog to spite her relatives rather than out of concern for the animal, but in the end it's her money and she can do whatever she wants with it.

Crazy old retard. That's insane! The dog dosen't know what money is!!!! It'll probably eat if it had the chance!

12 million to a dog? What's a dog gonna buy? :terrconf:

well, dog food for shure. then maybe jet-skis. :D

but yeah does seem a little stupid to leave more money to a dog, rather than, oh i dont know, give it to some 3rd world country where people drop dead alot. but im not here to rant on my morals. so im done here.