More on Estate Planning for Pets

Previously on this blog, I reported on the tremendous increase in interest in estate planning techniques to be certain a client's non-human companions are provided for upon the client's death.

This increase is not surprising given the importance that pets play in the lives of many people.

A survey by Kelton Research for the American Kennel Club revealed that 66% of the respondents would not even date the man or woman of their dreams if he or she disliked their dog!  Dating or the dog?, USA Today, Oct. 26, 2005, at A1.

In Your pets can cool their paws in style, USA Today, Oct. 21, 2005, at D1, Olivia Barker reports on the growing market for upscale pet furniture such as a Phillipp Plein Dog Bed which can cost over $1, 500.