World's Richest Pets
Posted on
October 4, 2011 by
alfred

These pets are definitely better-off than most human beings. Some of the pet owners didn't know what to do with their money, some even left these pets with a share of their large estate. Other owners simply found these animals more trustworthy than any human being.
These are the
world's richest pets, richer than most human beings in the planet.
Gunther IV is the richest pet to date. The German Shepherd belongs to the second generation of Countess Karlotta Liebenstein's original pet heir, Gunther III. Gunther IV bought a Miami villa from Madonna and won a rare truffle in an auction. The growing trust fund of Gunther IV is now estimated at $372 million.
Thanks to the generous owner of his father, poodle Toby Rimes is now worth $92 million. His father inherited $30 million from Ella Wendel of New York in 1931. He moved one rank higher in 2010 when aristocrat Patricia O'Neill, who had pledged to bequeath £40m to her pet monkey Kalu, confessed losing almost all of her fortune.
Keiko, the killer whale that starred in
Free Willy films, is the richest whale on earth. His total earnings by the time of his death were estimated at $35 million.
Gigoo the Hen received a £10-million present from publishing magnate owner Miles Blackwell a decade ago.
Cat Blackie inherited a big chunk of Ben Rea's $15-million fortune. The British recluse left nothing to his relatives.Dog Frankie and cats Ani and Pepe le Pew are worth £3 million each. Lenise Patrick had no idea why the mystery owner of these animals left them under his custody. The pets are now living together in their own home in San Diego and enjoy an annual trust fund worth £100,000.Hellcat and Brownie originally inherited $415,000 from Dr William Grier in the 1960s. Today, their legacies are valued at $4 million.
Trouble Helmsley should have inherited $12 million from hotel magnate
Leona Helmsley if a judge had not nullified the original will of Leona. Nonetheless, the Maltese terrier was left with $2 million. The "Queen of Mean" had dropped her two grandchildren from her last will out of caprice. Her will was named one of the 101 Dumbest Moments in Business of 2007 by Fortune magazine.
Other Millionaire Pets
Collie crosses Tina and Kate inherited $1 million from their owner Nora Hardwell, along with the right to use her five-acre property in Peasedown St. John, England. Brewery heiress Diana Jasper bequeathed $50,000 to Jasper (a Labrador and Doberman mix) and Jason (a Whippet). The trust funds are now estimated at $1 million. The dogs also won a 1,236-acre property that exceeds the value of their trust funds. David Harper, an old, reclusive Canadian bachelor, left all his estate worth $1.3 million to his cat Red. The estate is being managed by the United Church of Canada, which also looks after the cat.
Millionaires in Waiting
Oprah Winfrey loves her dogs so much that she instructed her lawyers to bequeath $30 million to Sunny, Lauren, Sadie, Sophie and Solomon when she passes away. But it's easy to forgive this extravagance when we think of Oprah's charitable deeds.
Unlike the above-mentioned pets, Flossie, the yellow Labrador retriever of Drew Barrymore, deserved a fortune. The chow mix saved Barrymore and then-lover Tom Green from possible death by awakening them when her house caught fire. Under Barrymore's will, Flossie will inherent $3 million as a prize for this heroic deed.