Rspca Left Millions In Wills

[Steve]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/rspca-lef...o-1225765385752

THE RSPCA is being showered with millions of dollars left in wills by loving pet owners, including three wealthy women who left more than $13 million. When Eileen Corke died last Christmas Day she left her entire $1.13 million fortune to the RSPCA.

The 87-year-old widow's bequest, including a bulging portfolio of blue-chip shares, was the latest in a series of extraordinary estate gifts to animal shelters.

Toorak developer Nancy Bartlett, who died in June 2007, left about $6 million to extend the RSPCA's animal hospital. She also left $300,000 to the Lost Dogs' Home and money to the Cat Protection Society and the Clarence Towers donkey sanctuary.

Brighton investor Denise Hallett, a cat lover, left about $6 million to the RSPCA to redevelop its cattery.

Ms Bartlett, an elderly widow who adored her pet poodles, had long declared her fortune should go to animals, close friend Edna Jolley said.

In her will the multi-millionaire, who died at 88, asked for a "simple and inexpensive funeral" and dedicated almost all her $7 million fortune to animals.

"She saved all her money for animals. As she always said, she worked for animals and anything she had in the end had to go to the animals," Mrs Jolley said.

"The dogs were her family, that's what she always said."

Friends of Mrs Corke said for her the hardest thing about moving into a Kew nursing home was not being able to have pets. She would weep when visited by Rachael Burnet, 28, her mum Jillianne and their dog, Bella.

"Eileen absolutely adored Bella," Ms Burnet said.

"As soon as Eileen saw Bella tears streamed down her face."

Mrs Corke, who had no children and whose war veteran husband died in 1983, donated her fortune to the RSPCA.

RSPCA president Hugh Wirth said the contribution of Ms Hallett - a cat-loving spinster with seven Victorian properties - had been "absolutely magnificent", long before she died in 2006.

"She made donations towards the RSPCA then she left virtually all of her estate to the RSPCA to continue the work she started," he said.

Bequests account for about 25 per cent the RSPCA's income

[justin19801]

If anyone wants to see what media spin can do, then this says it all .

[poodlefan]

Ms Bartlett, an elderly widow who adored her pet poodles, had long declared her fortune should go to animals, close friend Edna Jolley said.

And if the RSPCA has their way, those beloved pet poodles will be a thing of the past. I wonder how Mrs Bartlett would have felt if she'd known her bequest would contribute to the denigration of her beloved dogs as genetic disasters

Edited March 17, 2010 by poodlefan

[OSoSwift]

Why then do they have not enough money? That is a hell of a lot of money to be donated from such few people and in a reliatively short period of time.

They will never get another cent out of me - alive dead or otherwise.

[spottychick]

Yes, well, I used to plan on leaving money to the RSPCA - but not any more. I will leave it to someone who does actually use it for animal welfare.

But good on these people for trying to help animals - that's the good side of humanity. (PS Bet their rellies were SPEWING hee hee)

By the way, I note these people generally attached a specific PURPOSE to their bequests but that is where the problems came up in Tas. According to staff who resigned, money being given for specific things (eg sponsoring a particular project) was instead being used for astronomical "admin" costs including pay rises and bonuses for the execs.

[tarope]

Alot of stupid people around.

[OSoSwift]

Yes, well, I used to plan on leaving money to the RSPCA - but not any more. I will leave it to someone who does actually use it for animal welfare.

But good on these people for trying to help animals - that's the good side of humanity. (PS Bet their rellies were SPEWING hee hee)

By the way, I note these people generally attached a specific PURPOSE to their bequests but that is where the problems came up in Tas. According to staff who resigned, money being given for specific things (eg sponsoring a particular project) was instead being used for astronomical "admin" costs including pay rises and bonuses for the execs.

Hmm funny that, people actually wanted the money they left to go towards actually doing some good not just paying the fat pigs at the top scooping the cream.

[whippets]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/rspca-lef...o-1225765385752

THE RSPCA is being showered with millions of dollars left in wills by loving pet owners, including three wealthy women who left more than $13 million. When Eileen Corke died last Christmas Day she left her entire $1.13 million fortune to the RSPCA.

The 87-year-old widow's bequest, including a bulging portfolio of blue-chip shares, was the latest in a series of extraordinary estate gifts to animal shelters.

Toorak developer Nancy Bartlett, who died in June 2007, left about $6 million to extend the RSPCA's animal hospital. She also left $300,000 to the Lost Dogs' Home and money to the Cat Protection Society and the Clarence Towers donkey sanctuary.

Brighton investor Denise Hallett, a cat lover, left about $6 million to the RSPCA to redevelop its cattery.

Ms Bartlett, an elderly widow who adored her pet poodles, had long declared her fortune should go to animals, close friend Edna Jolley said.

In her will the multi-millionaire, who died at 88, asked for a "simple and inexpensive funeral" and dedicated almost all her $7 million fortune to animals.

"She saved all her money for animals. As she always said, she worked for animals and anything she had in the end had to go to the animals," Mrs Jolley said.

"The dogs were her family, that's what she always said."

Friends of Mrs Corke said for her the hardest thing about moving into a Kew nursing home was not being able to have pets. She would weep when visited by Rachael Burnet, 28, her mum Jillianne and their dog, Bella.

"Eileen absolutely adored Bella," Ms Burnet said.

"As soon as Eileen saw Bella tears streamed down her face."

Mrs Corke, who had no children and whose war veteran husband died in 1983, donated her fortune to the RSPCA.

RSPCA president Hugh Wirth said the contribution of Ms Hallett - a cat-loving spinster with seven Victorian properties - had been "absolutely magnificent", long before she died in 2006.

"She made donations towards the RSPCA then she left virtually all of her estate to the RSPCA to continue the work she started," he said.

Bequests account for about 25 per cent the RSPCA's income

I'm sure these people are happy to line the pockets of the RSPCA lawyers and top wigs, which is were a good majority of their $$$ goes

Edited March 18, 2010 by whippets

[sandgrubber]

According to a local RSPCA basher, the RSPCA have been known to take a major (not millions, but big sum) donation in a will where the person specified it was a bequest to ensure that her dogs were cared for when she died. The RSPCA had the dogs pts. I don't know if it's true, but could be.

Bigger picture. If the RSPCA is corrupt, it's much more constructive to either start a new anti-cruelty org, or work for reform of the RSPCA. Bashing the RSPCA isn't helping. There is a lot of cruelty to animals in this old world, and some sort of organisation is needed to fight it . . . and pick up the poor battered pieces. And there are lots of animal lovers willing to contribute toward such a cause.

Edited March 22, 2010 by sandgrubber

[GeckoTree]

I think a bit of competition and a rival would go a long way, it seems it's stitched up atm.

It would cost absolut truckloads of money to get going properly imo, if you look at it like a business one mobs been around since for ever and has a well known brand name , any new business is a no name newbie without any cred good or bad. It' be real hard work.

[spottychick]

According to a local RSPCA basher, the RSPCA have been known to take a major (not millions, but big sum) donation in a will where the person specified it was a bequest to ensure that her dogs were cared for when she died. The RSPCA had the dogs pts. I don't know if it's true, but could be.

Bigger picture. If the RSPCA is corrupt, it's much more constructive to either start a new anti-cruelty org, or work for reform of the RSPCA. Bashing the RSPCA isn't helping. There is a lot of cruelty to animals in this old world, and some sort of organisation is needed to fight it . . . and pick up the poor battered pieces. And there are lots of animal lovers willing to contribute toward such a cause.

Of course it could be true and is probably true in a number of similar cases. They'd only need to say 'the dogs had "a health issue" or a "behavioural issue" so sadly we were forced to make the difficult decision in the best interests of the dogs blah blah blah.'

Think about it. Would you leave your dogs in the care of the RSPCA???