NEW YORK – A New York City millionaire who died this summer has bequeathed a $100,000 trust fund to care for her 32 pet cockatiels.
The New York Post reported Saturday (http://bit.ly/1N9PcID) that Leslie Ann Mandel's will asks that the small parrots continue living in an aviary at her $4 million East Hampton home.
The will names each bird, from Margie and Nicki to Zara and Zack 12.
With Mandel's stepson as trustee, the fund also will care for a cat named Kiki and a rescue dog named Frosty.
Mandel ran a fundraising firm and amassed a $5.3 million fortune. She died in June at age 69.
Other wills also have provided for pets. Hotel magnate Leona Helmsley left $12 million to her dog, Trouble. A judge trimmed the bequest to $2 million.
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