Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Dog Inherited $12 Million - Getting death threats


USA - Real estate tycoon Leona Helmsley was tagged with the nickname "Queen of Mean" and won no hearts when the quote "Only the little people pay taxes" was repeatedly attributed to her, despite her denials. When Helmsley died last August and left $12 million to her tiny Maltese, Trouble, the last will and testament only reinforced the urban legend that she didn't care much for humans. It came as little surprise that there would be hostility towards the dog. But death and kidnapping threats seem a little extreme. Codey is in charge of the pampered pooch and her trust fund. He said he was alarmed by the number of threats and estimates that Trouble received about 20 or 30. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Pet Street Mall