Thanks for the information about the Pampered Feline, Gary. I just looked it up with Mapquest. It's about 250 miles away from me, which is much closer than another wonderful place in Ringoes, New Jersey named Tabby's Place: A Cat Sanctuary (http://www.tabbysplace.org), which is about 600 miles away.

Tabby's Place runs a "Guardian Angel Program" which agrees to provide a home for life for each cat delivered to it pursuant to the agreement. It is NOT cheap: $15,000 per cat ("Note that lifetime care for many felines may exceed this amount.").

Would the Pampered Feline set up such an arrangement for others besides you and your cats, Gary? Cats from outside the Hamilton area? Foreign cats? I looked them and the Animal Welfare Association up on the web (http://awa.xux.net/PetServices/PamperedFeline.html) but didn't find anything about such a program.

Catsnclay, you said the shelter you are associated with does this. Do you know if there is any blanket organization for these places? I'd like to find out if there are any nearer to me. Does your shelter have a web site? I'd love to look at it and see what they do (also see anything from Cats/Artists that might be there!).

More than anything else, I want my will to GUARANTEE that any of my cats surviving me will be taken care of for life.

Thanks, folks.

Pat