As morbid as it seems to ask, it's a good, thought provoking question, Toughcookie. And when you have a lot of pets, as many of us do, it's an important question that needs to be answered, as well.

Now that I'm getting married, I feel a little better about the fate of my animals if something were to happen to me. But prior to that, I had provided the names of some of my Golden Retriever best friends, who would either take my dogs or help to find homes for them. No one in my family offered when I discussed it with them . Although my brother would do it, I'm sure, but his hands are full with two huge black Labs. Everyone said they would take Mimi, who is one of the best cats ever, including Helen's dad, who was still married to me when we got Mimi. And my family also loves Roger Cockatiel, so he'd be ok too, although hopefully Helen's dad would welcome both Cockatiels into his family, along with the little hamster, Olivia. That leaves Butter, the terrorist cat. The concensus among everyone was that Butter should go with me when the time comes because I am just about the only person in the world, besides Helen, who has the heart to love him. I'm sure Helen would make sure he was taken care of though.

Logan