Last month, Frisco and Jake became wealthy kitties. When their owner, Leon Sheppard Sr., passed away, he left his huge house and $250,000 to his feline buddies.
“His will states the money should be used for the care of Frisco and Jake and the maintenance of this house they live in,” says a report from WMC-TV.
You might think this is odd -- and it is -- but it’s certainly not unique. Here are facts about five other cats who inherited fortunes when their owners died.
One of the five profiled is the late Dusty Springfield's cat:
British singer Dusty Springfield died in 1999 and bequeathed a huge but unspecified amount of money to her 13-year-old Ragdoll cat, Nicholas. She left very specific instructions for his care and maintenance, including that he should be fed imported American baby food and that her songs should be played for him every night before bedtime.
