The Legacy Circle
A Forever Promise, Made Possible by You
At The Pet Cottage, we believe that love doesn’t end when life changes, it simply evolves.
Our Legacy Circle honors those who ensure their love continues to make a difference, even after they're gone.
By including The Pet Cottage in your estate plans, you become part of a compassionate community that ensures pets will always have a home, even when their humans can no longer care for them due to death, disability, or deployment.
Your legacy will help us provide:
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Comprehensive care and support for pets in our Lifelong Guardianship Program
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Medical treatment for senior and special needs pets
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Food, supplies, enrichment, and love
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Emergency and transitional care
Ways to Give
You can include The Pet Cottage in your legacy through:
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A bequest in your will or trust
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Naming The Pet Cottage as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or life insurance
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Gifts of real estate or land for our future Sanctuary
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Donations of appreciated assets like stocks or bonds
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The Impact of Legacy Gifts
You Can Help Pets Like Mister & Beary
Sanctuary Senior Residents at The Pet Cottage
Legacy gifts help us plan with confidence.
They ensure that older dogs like Mister and Beary—who lost their mom to cancer—receive medical care, comfort, and companionship for life.
They help us fulfill our Forever Promise, no matter what the future brings.
Sample Estate Language
“I give and bequeath to The Pet Cottage, Inc., a nonprofit organization located at 17049 Thunder Road, Jupiter, FL 33478, Tax ID #47-4011633, the sum of $_____ (or ___% of my estate) to be used to further its mission of providing lifelong guardianship for pets whose humans can no longer care for them due to death, disability, or deployment.”
- Barbara Hoy
A Note From Wendy
Founder & Executive Director
When we welcome a new animal into The Pet Cottage, we make a Forever Promise: that they will be safe, loved, and never alone again.
Legacy gifts help us keep that promise—not just for today, but for years to come.
These gifts are more than financial support. They’re an extension of your love, a way for your values to live on through every life we protect.
Whether you leave a bequest, designate us as a beneficiary, or donate property, your legacy becomes part of a bigger story—one of compassion, continuity, and care.
If our mission has touched your heart, I invite you to consider making The Pet Cottage part of your lasting impact. Your gift will help ensure that no pet is left behind when their person can no longer be there.
With gratitude,
Wendy