Should a Big Bequest Go to the Dogs?

By Leslie Lenkowsky

Leona M. Helmsley's decision to leave most of her fortune — worth at least $4-billion — to a foundation to care for dogs sets a new record for aid to animals. It dwarfs the previous biggest donation to help animals, a 1998 donation of $200-million in stock by David Duffield, the founder of PeopleSoft, to create Maddie's...

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