Rewarding. I came to find out the accurate meaning of that word when I had the good fortune to con-nect with the Friends group at PETCO six years ago. I walked into the pet store ex-pecting nothing but to look at fish with my father.
Luckily, I spotted some cages with cats in them, and I told my father I was going to go and look at them. There was a large crowd of people crammed around the kittens, but I was able to squeeze through.
The woman behind the table began talking to me, and I learned that she was the president of the feline rescue group. I asked with no real hope, if there was any-thing I could do to help her. All I expected her to say was, sorry you�re too young, you have to be 18, as all the others had done. I�ve wanted to work with animals since the age of two when I declared that I wanted to be a "veginarian", also known as a veterinarian! To my great surprise and pleasure however, they took me on as a volunteer with open arms, and I have been working with them for the past six years without a single regret.
P.S. We at Friends are glad she asked!!
The free site, set up by Steven Baker, a trusts and estates lawyer in Scottsdale, AZ., offers a wide range of informa-tion, including a list of knowledgeable lawyers in the U.S. and a pet-care cost estimator. Mr. Baker says "crucial questions to address are who will take care of the pets when you cannot; how much money should you leave for the pets� care; and what strings, if any, do you want to attach to those funds." Other sources for information on pet estate planning include 
