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Tommaso, a four-year-old cat from Rome, has become the world's richest cat, the Guardian reported.

Since the death of his 94-year-old owner last month, he has become a property magnate with flats and houses worth an estimated 10 million euros scattered from Milan in the north to Calabria in the south.

Tommaso's owner, the childless widow of a successful builder — entrusted the cat – and his fortune – to a nurse and cat-lover, named Stefania, before she died.

Under Italian law, animals cannot inherit directly. But they can be beneficiaries if a suitable trustee is found.（点击英国《卫报》查看原文）

猫咪继承千万欧财产

       据英国《卫报》报道，罗马的一只4岁猫咪汤马索成为世界上最富的猫。

       自从上周它94岁的主人去世后，它便成了地产巨头，坐拥着遍布北自米兰、南至卡拉布里亚价值1千万欧元的公寓和房子。

       汤马索的女主人是一名成功建筑商的遗孀，膝下无子，在去世前，把猫咪和财产托付给了一名称为斯特凡尼亚的护士兼爱猫人士。

       意大利法律规定，动物不可直接继承遗产。但如找到合适的托管人，动物可从中受益。

(China.org.cn December 13, 2011)