Many of us have pets, and?we feel an?incredible?affinity?with them.
We?love them as family members, take them on trips and integrate them into our daily routines.
The most popular family pets are dogs and cats.
According to the Humane Society of the United States, 39% of all American households own at least one dog, while 33% own at least one cat. In the UK, the PFMA notes that?46% of homes have a pet?and of those, dogs?account for?22%, cats 18%.
Technically, a family tree is a place for human relatives, and?a human?cannot be physically related to a pet. However, there are numerous stories of people including their pets in their last will and testament.
Maria Assunta (Italy) left $13 milion to her cat.?Countess Karlotta Libenstein (Germany) left?$106 million to her German shepherd, Gunther III. And if that's not bizarre enough, by the time?Gunther IV was born, via some clever investments by trustees, the inheritance had grown to $372 million.
But what if you feel that your dog is part of the family??If your dog walks down the aisle at family weddings, if it is in all of your holiday photos and goes everywhere with you, how do you acknowledge their place?
Some MyHeritage members build specific family trees (pedigrees)?for dogs, but we've also had?members request the ability to include pets in their tree.
What do you think? Do you want to include pets in your family tree? Should people include animals in?their family trees?
Share your thoughts in the comments below. Woof!
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