http://www.popfi.com/2010/03/18/serving-pets-for-dinner/ Interesting and offbeat content daily Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:08:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.popfi.com/2010/03/18/serving-pets-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-12429 Texas A&M Expands Retirement Home For Pets » Popular Fidelity » Unusual Stuff Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:31:14 +0000 http://www.popfi.com/2010/03/18/serving-pets-for-dinner/#comment-12429 [...] Much like children, providing a future for your animals after you’re gone isn’t cheap.  Stevenson Center requires a 30 to 39-year-old to make one of two payments, either a minimum $100,000 bequest or $10,000 up-front payment, to have pets placed in the center.  The fee doubles for large animals.  Still, the center has 359 animals from 20 states signed up to enter the facility.  It’s a good bit of cash, but it’s worth it to keep your pet from becoming dinner. [...] [...] Much like children, providing a future for your animals after you’re gone isn’t cheap.  Stevenson Center requires a 30 to 39-year-old to make one of two payments, either a minimum $100,000 bequest or $10,000 up-front payment, to have pets placed in the center.  The fee doubles for large animals.  Still, the center has 359 animals from 20 states signed up to enter the facility.  It’s a good bit of cash, but it’s worth it to keep your pet from becoming dinner. [...]

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