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 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.
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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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