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...Shaw shared the comforts of her big Long Island home with 23 Pekinese, named Yummie, Fuzz Wuzz, Cuddles, Baby Dear, Honey Child, etc. She also had a Brussels griffon, a black Persian cat and a dachshund named Poopchin. When Mrs. Shaw died last month, her will asked an old friend, Mrs. Ita Mae McGuire of Napanee, Ont., to adopt her 26-pet menagerie, left her a trust fund of $100,000 for their comfort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Heirs and Assigns | 9/18/1944 | See Source »

Last week Mrs. McGuire, owner of 40 dogs herself, hurried to Long Island to condole with Poopchin and the Pekes. To congratulations on her own good fortune she said stiffly that the $100,000 would be "no more than enough" to take care of the pets in the style to which they had been accustomed. "Each one will travel to Napanee in his own box," she explained. "And they'll have their own beds and toys. I'll have to have a moving van for the trip. And of course I promised Mrs. Shaw that they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Heirs and Assigns | 9/18/1944 | See Source »

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