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A Message from Michael O'Sullivan, Chairman & CEO of The Humane Society of Canada:
"It may surprise you to learn that even though I’m only 48 years old, that I’ve had a Will since I was 23 years old. That’s because I work in so many dangerous situations here in Canada and around the world helping animals.
And with a wife, two small children, and a houseful of dogs and cats who depend on me, my family doesn’t need any unpleasant surprises if anything happens to me. Everything is already taken care of.
I updated my own Will not very long ago. I took care of my family and my pets, and then I started leaving money to The Humane Society of Canada, the Ark Angel Foundation and other good causes. Within five minutes, I had given away more than I had in my entire lifetime. But the point of this story is not to tell you what a wonderful person I am, but to tell you how good I felt about doing it.
And the best part of all is that once I was finished, I hadn’t taken a single penny out of my current bank account. I didn’t feel a thing. It is the only donation which each and every one of us can ever make in the thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Over the past 30 years, I’ve been able to help a lot of animals through the kindness and generosity of people who remembered the animals in their Will. I’ve handled large estates like those of Glenn Gould and Canadian Tire magnate John Billes and smaller estates from hard working Canadians from all walks of life who wanted to continue the fight against cruelty to animals.
We are grateful for any amount you are able to give to help us prevent the infliction of cruelty and suffering upon animals and nature.
Please write to the nearest contact office, call me directly on our toll free number at 1-800-641-KIND or visit us online at www.humanesociety.com
Thank you for being such a good friend to the animals,"
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