I found this report very interesting and quite the opposite of what I thought because the majority of my pet fish clients are freshwater keepers.
From: “Dr. David Scarfe”
Date: 18 August 2013 20:36:02 AWST
Subject: AquaVetMed e-News: Provisions for Fish Pet in Wills
August 18, 2013
Fifteen Percent of Fish Owners Made Financial Provisions for Their Pet in Their Will
Including pets in the will is becoming ever-more popular! In preparation for the future, 15% of fish owners have made financial provisions in their will for their pet.
Financially providing for one’s fish is far more common among saltwater fish owners (36%) than owners of freshwater fish (4%). Twenty-one percent of all fish owners have named a caretaker/guardian for their fish. More saltwater owners have done so (37%) than freshwater fish owners (13%).
Have you made financial provisions in your will for your pet, or named a caretaker/guardian?
To learn more about this subject, go to page 290 in the 2013-2014 APPA National Pet Owners Survey (http://americanpetproducts.org/pubs_survey.asp).
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