Well my heart is breaking all over the place. It seems that Leona Helmsley's brother, Alvin Rosenthal, doesn't want any Trouble- literally.
Helmsley left 12 million to her beloved pooch, Trouble, and stipulated that her brother be her caretaker, but the brother has no interest in the little Maltese dog even if she comes with a 12 million dollar expense account. Read the whole story here.
Further problems plaguing this pampered pooch include the refusal of the cemetery where Helmsley is interred to bury Trouble with her when the dog dies. The cemetery citing state laws that forbid animals and people to occupy the same graveyard. One can only speculate as to what sort of necrophilia/bestiality the lawmakers were trying to prevent here. It seems perfectly ludicrous to me. The idea that we separate our rotting corpses based on species is kind of silly.
As if this weren't enough to ruin poor Trouble's day, it has come to light that a former employee of Helmsley may be trying to sue the coddled canine over an alleged biting incident in the past.
Rumor has it that the dog may be trying to retain the legal services of some of the most successful lawyers in the canine world. Some of the names thrown around include: Alan Dogowitcz, Jonnie Barkcharan, and Fido Lee Bailey.
Meanwhile Trouble will wait to hear news of her fate in the Helmsley estate, a 28 room mansion. She is attended to by staffers.
Hang in there girl. Things could be worse. Michael Vick could have adopted you.
No longer an intern (The Salt Lake Tribune, 7/6/13)
10 years ago
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Trouble is welcome to come live with us. She'll have a happy, loving home with my husband and I and our two well-cared for, playful and content pooches, Gracie and Leibshen. Our only request, take every cent of the $12 million and promptly donate it to the Humane Society of the United States where it will undoubtedly go to better use. The problem with money is that it's wasted on the rich.
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