Helmsley’s money is going to the dogs!!
She looks mean, but loved her dog(s)!!!!
Shortly after the “Queen of Mean”, Leona Helmsley passed away, it was found that she had left Trouble, her dog $12,000,000 of her estate that was to go to the care and maintenance of Trouble and support in the way to which he had become accostomed. Well, in addition to that, trustees have determined that an additional $1,000,000 will go to various animal charities. These charities include organizations such as, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and several groups that train guide dogs for the blind. Originally, the fortunes of the Helmsley’s were to go entirely to dog related charities. This bequest made people in the animal rights and protection world thrilled. However, after trustees were given the power to redistribute the wealth of the Helmsley estate, announcements were made yesterday that only $1,000,000 would be going to the dog charities, while $136,000,000 would be going to hospitals, foundations and organizations that serve the homeless.
There has been some controversy regarding the redistribution of Helmsley’s wealth. Wayne Pacelle, chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States, said Tuesday the amount of donations to animal charities _ ranging from the animal cruelty prevention society to groups such as Canine Partners for Life _ doesn’t reflect Helmsley’s wishes.
Many of us cannot imagine $1,000,000, let alone trying to figure out where it should be distributed. However, if you think of all of the causes that truly require and run on donations, animal rescue and shelter organizations are at the top of the list. I applaud Helmsley’s wishes. She probably figured out early on that the ones you can count on are the ones you give you the sweet nuzzle and cold wet nose at the end of a long day!!!
April 23rd, 2009 at 11:28 am
I hear she does not like people very much. Sometime I don’t blame here. I fight to not get upset when people do stupid things that make the world inefficient.
April 24th, 2009 at 6:54 am
WOW, she didn’t even leave a will, I remember seeing this in the news??
Any updates on this one, has her dogs got gold teeth yet?