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  They don't really. Press write misleading headlines to sensationalize and get clicks. They actually create a trust for the benefit of said cat, which is managed by a human Trustee and names a human beneficiary or charity to receive any remaining funds after said animal passes on. I have worked in probate/estate planning for 22 years.
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  Pigs cannont legally enter into a contract. Hence, no pig may be issued an insurance policy. >
  
  but at the same time people have left fortunes to their cats!