People often consider pets to be full family members. Moreover, sometimes family feelings become so strong that a dog, a cat and even a chicken are included in the will as the sole heir of a multimillion-dollar fortune.
Our today's top ten contains richest animals in the world... For the honor of becoming the guardians of these wealthy animals, at times a serious struggle unfolds.
10. Collie puppies Kate and Tina (fortune - $ 1 million)
American Nora Ardwell took two dogs from the shelter shortly before her death. According to the will, the dogs received a million dollars, a luxurious mansion and a land plot of 5 hectares. When choosing a guardian for the animals, the main condition was to maintain an impeccable cleanliness in the house.
9. Cats Tufnel, Hamish, Eileen, Boone and Coco (fortune - $ 1.8 million)
Actress Beryl Reid chose her adorable cats as her heirs, who should live in the deceased's luxurious mansion for life. A close friend of the actress volunteered to look after the animals.
8. Chimpanzee Bubbles (fortune - $ 2 million)
The first of the two chimpanzees in the ranking of the richest animals belonged to Michael Jackson. According to the will of the pop idol, Bubbles received about $ 2 million, and there was a huge queue of those who wanted to become the guardian of the monkey.
7. Labrador Flossie (fortune - $ 3 million)
The dog once saved actress Drew Barrymore from a fire, who thanked the Labrador by re-registering a property worth $ 3 million.
6. Chicken Gigu (fortune - $ 10 million)
British publisher Miles Blackwell had no children, and after the death of his wife he bequeathed all his rather large fortune to a chicken, which both spouses loved very much.
5. Doggie Trouble (fortune - $ 12 million)
During her lifetime, Leona Helmsley was dubbed the "queen of stinginess" by the press. However, she did not spare money for her beloved dog. When, after Leona's death, her will was announced, everyone was shocked: Trouble received more than the brother and grandchildren of the deceased.
4. Blackie the Cat (fortune - $ 25 million)
Blackie is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the richest cat in the world. He inherited his fortune from the eccentric owner Ben Rea, who did not leave his relatives a penny of his millions.
3. Dog Maximilian (fortune - $ 65 million)
Millionaire film producer Roger Dorkas left all his fortune to his beloved dog, cheating his own wife. True, the widow was not taken aback by marrying Maximilian, because Dorcas corrected the dog with very real human documents.
2. Chimpanzee Kalu (fortune - $ 109 million)
The widow of the famous swimmer Frank O'Neill, aristocrat Patricia O'Neill bequeathed all her fortune to her beloved pet. The richest monkey in the world lives in a luxurious mansion in the suburbs of Cape Town.
1. German Shepherd Gunther IV (fortune - $ 324 million)
The dog inherited his rather large fortune from his father, Gunther III.The owner of Gunther III, the German Countess Carlotta Liebenstein, bequeathed to her dog a huge fortune, a fleet of expensive cars and a villa in Italy. Experienced guardians have increased the fortune of the late Countess. For example, recently a mansion in Miami for $ 7.5 million, which once belonged to Madonna, was acquired for Gunther IV. So much for a dog's life!