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Friday Dog Praise

June 30th, 2006 · No Comments

From Mirror.co.uk – News:

dog They are the pets who will never lack creature comforts – the world’s 20 richest animals worth $560 million.

Most have been left the fortunes by millionaire owners taking animal welfare a little too far.

Top of the list is eight-year-old German Shepherd dog Gunther IV, worth $330 million.

German countess Karlotta Libenstein left $110 million to his late dad Gunther III. Shrewd investments have tripled that and given Gunther IV his own butler.

The others, and their worth:

2. Kalu (chimpanzee) $100 million
3. Toby Rimes (dog) $82 million
4. Gigoo (hen) $18 million
5/6/7. Frankie (dog), Ani (cat) and Pepe Le Pew (cat) $5.5 million each
8/9. Hellcat (cat) and Brownie (cat) $3.5 million each
10. Moose (dog) $3 million
11. Tinker (cat) $2 million
12. Eileen (cat) $1.5 million
13. Zeus (cat) $730,000
14. Jasper (dog) $700,000
15. 48-strong Aberdeen Angus herd (cattle) and 100-strong Cheviot flock (sheep) $360,000, and a $5.5 million trust fund
16. Fluffy (cat) $160,000
17. Silverstone (tortoise) $150,000
18. Csoki (parrot) $100,000
19. Japhia Lilac Moonshadow (cat) $55,000
20. Cleo (cat) $45,000

Tags: Dogs/Pets