http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_bills/2015/10/sam_simon_s_dog_costs_140_000_a_year_to_care_for_and_no_one_wants_to_pay.html

Sam Simon, the late co-creator of The Simpsons, wasn’t just renowned for being “brilliantly funny,” as Matt Groening once put it. He was also an animal lover and generous philanthropist in the field of animal rights. So it’s a bit depressing that his death this past March has generated a textbook case of what happens when a wealthy owner tries to leave some of his fortune to a well-loved pet—and the immediate result is a big, ugly estate fight.