We recommend that you make provisions to re-home your companion animals following your death with friends and family. An animal shelter should be a last resort for the placement of surviving animals.
Should you need assistance from Cape Ann Animal Aid in placing your companions after your death, you may consider the following wording:
“In return for the humane care, relocation and resolution of any animal belonging to me at my death, I hereby bequeath a gift or additional gift to Cape Ann Animal Aid Association (CAAA), a 501 C (3) charitable non-profit corporation, tax identification number 04-2374914, headquartered at 4 Paws Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930, (here describe the details of the gift and any specific desires for the animal[s]).”
Please note that while CAAA is able to re-home the vast majority of the animals in our care, we are unable to guarantee the placement of any animal, particularly those with histories of aggression or serious illness. Consider speaking to your estate planner about a “Pet Trust” that would provide financial support for your companion animal in whatever home s/he resides after your death.
“In return for the humane care, relocation and resolution of any animal belonging to me at my death, I hereby bequeath a gift or additional gift to Cape Ann Animal Aid Association (CAAA), a 501 C (3) charitable non-profit corporation, tax identification number 04-2374914, headquartered at 4 Paws Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930, (here describe the details of the gift and any specific desires for the animal[s]).”
Please note that while CAAA is able to re-home the vast majority of the animals in our care, we are unable to guarantee the placement of any animal, particularly those with histories of aggression or serious illness. Consider speaking to your estate planner about a “Pet Trust” that would provide financial support for your companion animal in whatever home s/he resides after your death.
Cape Ann Animal Aid is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and all contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law (EIN 04-2374914). We do not share information about our donors with any other group, company, or organization.
