The Perceval family of Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia, sold their home at auction for $2,060,000. But before the final paperwork was done, they got a better offer: real estate agent Glen Coutinho said the new offer asked for the inclusion of the Perceval’s cat Tiffany.
Mr Coutinho, of RT Edgar, said that a child of one of the bidders had fallen in love with Tiffany during the inspections of the home.
“Tiffany decided she would sit on the couch,” Fran Perceval told the Herald Sun.
“People would come through, and she’d observe them and be patted.
“She loved all the attention — she does look a bit ornamental,” she said.
Ms Perceval had even jokingly suggested to Mr Coutinho that Tiffany could be included in the sale, because after all “she believes the house is her property”.
But then the bidder offered to buy the home for $2.2 million — as long as Tiffany was included in the deal.
The Percevals did the math, and since the cat is worth an extra $140,000 to the buyer, Tiffany will stay in her home with the new owners. The cat actually belongs to the Perceval’s 19-year-old son Sam, who stands to get a cut of the profits. Would you give up your cat for that kind of cash? Keep in mind that the new owners would be devoted to her, and the cat gets the house, so to speak. It’s possible that the “cat clause” might be a way to get around the terms of the original auction, but I am not well-versed in Australian real estate laws. -via reddit
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Everyone should spay/neuter all their pets, just as soon as humanly possible. And it's a good idea to get chips implanted, too, so if they do get lost they can be traced back to you and returned.
I've never tried to get a cat/dog, they all just show-up. On the off chance I ended up without any pets left, and no strays around for a while, I'd just take a trip to the city pound and pick-up one of the animals that has been living in a tiny cage and hasn't been lucky enough to find a home.
for a dog? now that would be a really hard decision.