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When Your Pet Outlives You: Protecting Animal Companions After You Die

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I discovered "When Your Pet Outlives You" thanks to a friend of mine who knew I was worried about my beloved cats. My wife and I have four beautiful four-legged children and we are constantly worried about what would happen to them should something happen to us. Not anymore! I took this book to our attorney and asked him to set up a pet trust just like Congalton and Alexander suggested. Thank you Charlotte and David!

Collaboratively written by David Congalton and Charlotte Alexander, When Your Pet Outlives You: Protecting Animal Companions After You Die is a solidly written and "user friendly" resource for pet owners wanting to ensure that their animal companions are taken care of in the event of the death of the pet owner -- especially since pets are legally classified as property under American law and as such cannot lawfully inherit money directly. Setting up a pet trusts and veterinary care contracts, and the wide variety of options to ensure one's pets are taken good care of, and more are all discussed in depth in a "must-read" book for all true pet lovers.

This is a great book, and a MUST HAVE for anyone who loves the animal friends they live with. Clear, concise, well-organized,and well written, this book leads you step-by-step through the process of protecting your pets. Following their suggestions, I've made sure that my cats will be loved and cared for, no matter what happens to me. Can't recommend it highly enough.

With their book "When Your Pet Outlives You: Protecting Animal Companions After You Die" David Congalton and Charlotte Alexander have delivered an important message of responsibility that all dedicated pet owners should take into serious consideration. Until my wife and I read this book we were basically unaware of the potentially disastrous ramifications of leaving our two dogs alone without the protection of a financial net. This book gave us the guidance and motivation to leave our two four-legged family members in good hands in the event of an untimely demise. Thanks again to David and Charlotte for bringing this issue into the light and delivering reasonable, solid plans of action.

Is there anything that brings more joy to our lives than our beloved pets? All they do is love us. Then how on earth can we allow their future to be left up to others at a time they will be confused and grieving as well?
When Your Pet Outlives You has opened my eyes to what must be done to prepare for my animals' well-being in the event something unexpected happens to my husband and me. This well-written, informative, and compassionate book should be read be every pet-owner. Thank you, dear David and Charlotte, for enlightening me and for bringing me peace of mind!

When Your Pet Oulives You is a great book packed with information every pet lover should have. I took the book's advice and met with an attorney to draw up a will to protect my cats should I die before they do, designated an executor to my estate and found potential homes for them should the awful happen. Now, I feel so much better and just don't think about the horrible possibility of my cats outliving me any more. Congalton and Alexander write with knowledge, compassion and skill. Everyone who has a pet should read this book.

A great resource book of how to protect our pets. Thank you David and Charlotte for the information and insight into this area . We will definitly set up a pet trust for our two cats, that are the light of our lives. We will rest easier knowing we have taken care of those that love us, (with paws!)

This is a must read for all pet-owners! David and Charlotte share with us a knowledgeable and informative guideline of how to protect our pets after we are gone. The compassion with which it is written, along with the true life stories, will touch your heart. Read this book and 'act' on the part of your pet, for your pet.

Whether you share your life with a cat, dog, parrot, or gecko, you'll learn that where there is a "will," there is a way to protect your beloved pet long after you're gone. Packed with practical guidelines and fascinating true tales, this groundbreaking book is destined to be an important, inspiring reference tool for years to come.

We have two cats out of the twenty one rescued from Erma Jenine's cattery ,Venus and Sassafras as mentioned in the tragic tail in the book. Thanks to Karen Lawerance I was made aware of its printing. It is a must read for those of us who must consider the well beign of our devoted pets after we are gone.