Trending
Meow: Florida woman leaves inheritance and $2.5 million estate to her 7 cats
The will leaves Sauer’s Tampa estate and an “unspecified” inheritance to her cats, which is meant to cover their living expenses
June 23, 2023 9:04am
Updated: June 24, 2023 1:17am
A Florida woman left her entire inheritance and her $2.5 million estate in Tampa to her seven cats after she died last year, according to a report.
Nancy Sauer, a businesswoman, and a mom, died in November of last year at 84 years old. In her will, she named her seven Persian cats—Cleopatra, Snowball, Squeaky, Napoleon, Midnight, Leo, and Goldfinger—as her sole inheritors, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
The will leaves Sauer’s Tampa estate and an “unspecified” inheritance to her cats, which is meant to cover their living expenses, according to the director of the Humane Society, Sherry Silk.
“[It was] substantial … enough to cover the cats’ food, medical, and grooming bills forever. They’re young. They’re only 5 years old. Persians can be expensive and persnickety,” Silk said.
“The deal is that the house was not to be sold until the last cat passed,” her friend, Yana Alban, told the paper. “She loved them so much.”
For six months, the cats lived by themselves on the estate. However, a Hillsborough County probate judge rules that they should be moved somewhere where they could be better-taken care of, according to reports.
The cats will be put up for adoption this week, a process that will be overseen by the Humane Society.
“Cats shouldn’t be left by themselves in a big house. I am going to personally make sure that we can keep as many together as we can and that they go to the perfect house,” Silk said.
Currently, the Humane Society is reviewing about 100 applications from individuals who want to adopt cats. The organization is combing through them to find the cats a home with individuals who have experience with Persian cats.
The future owners of the cats can expect to get reimbursements from the Humane Society for the expenses they spend on Sauer’s cats.
“If you adopt, she left money to fund all the vet care, all the grooming, all the food, whatever these cats need,” Silk said. “We’re going to take care of them because of Nancy’s request, which is great.”
