What Information Does My Pet Caregiver Need From Me
When you establish your Pet Trust, you should be clear and provide very specific information about your pet to your caregiver.
Even if the new caregiver knows your pet very well, they still need as much information as possible to make a new and happy home for your pet.
At the very least, the following information should be provided;
Identify any specific behavior or habits of your Pet,
Is your pet basically an indoor or outdoor Pet,
Identity the Breeder of your Pet (if applicable),
Identify the brand of food that you feed this Pet,
What are the usual feeding time schedules and the amount of food for each meal,
Identify any special medications, supplements or other dietary needs,
Identify the location of all medical records, inoculation and spay/neuter certificates,
Identify the daily routine for your Pet including the specific (if any) location for sleeping, eating, baths, grooming, walking or exercise locations and interaction with other local animals, special play activities, how to calm your pet when it is disturbed or in fear and adaptations to travel, and
Identify the favorite toys or play objects for your Pet.
The more information given to the caregiver, the smoother the transfer for all parties.
What Are The Duties Of The Trustee Of A Pet Trust?
What are the duties of the Trustee of a pet trust?
I am asked this common question daily.
Generally, the Trustee is considered to have four major areas of duties or responsibilities.
He or she must collect all of the assets that belong to the trust, manage and invest the trust assets, pay all of the applicable debts and taxes as required in the trust document and then distribute the remaining trust assets to the designated beneficiaries as set out in the Trust.
The collection of the assets should be a fairly simple task in that most pet trusts have specific source of easily identifiable funds to be placed into the Trust.
The investments must be in a prudent and reasonable manner, with no self-dealings or commingling (mixing) of personal and trust funds.
Accurate records of all income and expense of the Trust funds must be kept by the Trustee.
The Trustee is usually empowered to hire legal counsel or accounting help to assist in the legal and/or financial affairs of the Trust, to be sure that they are in full compliance with state and federal rules and regulations.
When the Trust ends, the remaining assets are then turned over to the named beneficiary and the duties of the Trustee are ended.
Pet Hospice Support Program Needs You!
I recently received a request from The Banfield Charitable Trust’s hospice support program, Pet Peace of Mind.
Part of the message follows:
..."One of the most difficult parts of dying involves saying goodbye to those you love most. Many hospice patients must part with their beloved pets at the time when they need them most because they have no one to help with pet care and expenses. Some pets are left homeless when the patient dies. Pet Peace of Mind provides non-profit hospices with resources and funding to help hospice patients care for their pets. Over the past eight months, more than 100 hospices nationwide have contacted us and are interested in starting the program for their patients.
We are competing for a $250,000 grant from Pepsi as part of the Pepsi Refresh Project. HELP HOSPICE PATIENTS KEEP THEIR PETS is our project name within the Pepsi competition. Winners are decided by an online voting process and your vote will help us secure a $250,000 grant. Thousands of hospice patients and pets will benefit from this important program for this grant would provide funding for more than one-third of interested hospices in 2010..."
If you want to vote for this program, go here and follow the steps.
This is a good thing.
